The battle of the beverages has spread from English-language twitter to the Japanese net! Which foreign fizz has the fiercest fans?
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Best-of-both-worlds beverage has more caffeine and fewer calories than the classic soda’s ordinary version.
Designed by the studio behind the Fate anime franchise, the bottle is exclusive to one region of the country.
Eight years in development, the new resealable pouch packaging is said to be a world-first for frozen beverages.
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We won’t have to wait until the blossoms appear to enjoy sakura with our Coca-Cola this year.
People in Japan will be the first in the world to find out what the unique flavour combination tastes like.
Each bottle can only be purchased in the specific tourist spot it was designed for, so tracking down all nine requires a Japanese road trip of epic proportions.
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