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Krispy Kreme Japan releases new fruit doughnuts…that taste better cold

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2026
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We find out if these limited-edition treats really taste like the fruits that inspired them.

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• (donuts • doughnuts • food • fruit • Krispy Kreme • limited edition • Peach • pineapple • SNJO • summer • sweets • watermelon)

7-Eleven Japan adds a new watermelon smoothie to its convenience stores…but is it worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 3, 2026

Summertime bust or must-buy?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • combini • convenience store finds • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • new • smoothies • summer • watermelon)

Japan’s Capylympics capybara watermelon eating contest brings new challengers and threepeat quest【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2024

Five furry competitors come together in the spirit of friendly competition and delicious fruit.

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• Japan
• (animals • capybara bath • capybaras • Capylympics • cute • funny • video • watermelon • zoos)

Is McDonald’s Japan’s new watermelon frappe worth your yen?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 6, 2024

We find out if this new limited-edition drink tastes as good as it looks.

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• Japan
• (COK • desserts • drinks • frappe • fruit • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • SNJO • taste test • watermelon)

McDonald’s adds new watermelon frappe and fruity macaron to its menu in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 26, 2024

Yamapi and Suzu Hirose get the anime treatment in a whacky new commercial for the summertime treats. 

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• (commercials • drinks • fast food • food • frappe • fruit • Japanese commercials • macarons • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • news • pineapple • Suzu Hirose • sweets • Tomohisa Yamashita • watermelon • Yamapi)

Daiso can help you beat the heat this summer with DIY fruity Suika and Melon Bars【Taste test】

• Krista Rogers
  May 4, 2024

A new product on the market contains concentrate to make two of Japan’s most popular popsicles at home.

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• Japan
• (COK • Daiso • food • homemade • ice candy • Lotte • popsicle • SNJO • suika • summer • sweet • sweets • taste test • watermelon)

How to make Starbucks Japan’s new Watermelon Frappuccino taste even more watermelony

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2023

Secret barista hack transforms the flavour in this new limited-edition drink.

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• (COK • customization • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Gaburi Suika • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • new • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test • watermelon)

Is Starbucks Japan’s first-ever nationwide Watermelon Frappuccino the hit drink of summer?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 9, 2023

Gaburi Suika includes the surprising addition of dragon fruit for a very limited-edition flavour combination.

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• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Gaburi Suika • Japanese Frappuccino • K. Masami • limited edition • new • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test • watermelon)

Starbucks Japan releases first-ever nationwide watermelon Frappuccino, and it’s a summer stunner

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2023

In a country famous for its expensive watermelons, this is a drink we’ve long been waiting for.

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• (COK • cool • dessert drink • dragon fruit • drinks • Frappuccino • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • passion fruit • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • sweets • watermelon)

Can we pick out the expensive Japanese watermelon in a blind taste test?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2022

Taste isn’t the only determining factor for expensive fruit in Japan.

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• (COK • expensive fruit • food • fruit • Isetan • japanese fruit • luxury food • SNJO • taste test • watermelon • watermelons)

Watermelon-looking rice balls go on sale in Tokyo, bring Mr. Sato bitter memories of regret

• Master Blaster
  Aug 9, 2022

Some seeds you can’t spit out.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • Mr. Sato • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • watermelon • weird • Yunotani)

From watermelon to waterpizza: We tried making fruit pizza to beat the heat【SoraKitchen】

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 6, 2022

It’s super easy, customizable, and there’s no oven involved.

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• (fruits • pizza • recipe • SoraKitchen • summer • TikTok • watermelon • waterpizza)

Watermelon soup? We test out a strangely alluring recipe from Ajinomoto【Recipe】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 31, 2022

Going beyond watermelon smoothies with watermelon gazpacho.

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• (cooking • food • gazpacho • recipe • soup • taste test • watermelon • weird)

Japanese bag maker to sell bag specifically for carrying around a watermelon

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 12, 2021

Designed to perfectly fit that watermelon that you are obviously trying to carry around everywhere.

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• (bag • bags • cute • fashion • Fun of Carrying • leather • melon • Tsuchiya Bag Co. • watermelon)

Japan now has an alcoholic popsicle that’s not banned for children

• Oona McGee
  Sep 27, 2020

There’s no law that says kids can’t try this “enchanted” limited-edition Suika Bar.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • COK • food and drink • frozen treats • fruit • ice cream • icy pole • Japanese sweets • popsicle • SNJO • Suika Bar • summer • sweets • treats • watermelon)

Beautiful bag designed by leather craftsman specially for carrying watermelons is a work of art

• Dale Roll
  Aug 16, 2020

You might think it’s dumb, but after watching the “how it’s made” video, you just might want one after all!

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• Japan
• (art • bags • cool • design • fashion • handbags • leather • Tsuchiya Bag Co. • watermelon • weird)

7-Eleven’s reverse-colored watermelon popsicle might be the crazy snack we all need this summer

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 30, 2018

Turns out that the old switcheroo is also a good way to beat the summer heat.

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• (7-Eleven • convenience store food • cool • ice cream • popsicle • reverse • watermelon)

Japanese daughter’s attempt at making cool watermelon soda fountain turns into torture device

• Koh Ruide
  Jul 23, 2018

Still, it was a lot of messy fun for the whole family.

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• Japan
• (funny • Japanese Twitter • Mitsuya Cider • summer • watermelon)

No one has ever loved anything as much as these adorable Japanese ducks love watermelon【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 24, 2018

Make that adorable and lightning-fast ducks.

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• Japan
• (animals • crazy • cute • ducks • funny • pets • video • watermelon)

U.S. Rapper Lil Baby makes waves in Japan, but for something other than his music

• Master Blaster
  Jun 18, 2018

A controversial eating choice that has brought Lil Baby into the minds of Japanese people.

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• Japan, USA
• (culture • food • Lil Baby • music • rap • salt • watermelon)

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