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This Ginza cafe treats its coffee like fine wine, so we sent Mr. Sato to sample a vintage.
Online prices for the soon-disappearing Fuji-sanroku Tarajuku Genshu 50 doubled in a day, but there’s still hope for those with shallow pockets.
New hot and cold beverages come complete with a gold star so you can create your very own drinkable Christmas tree.
More holiday season beverages and drinkware on sale exclusively in Japan for a limited time.
The numbers don’t lie as we taste test the new dessert drink exclusive to just one prefecture in Japan.
The regional-exclusive drinks pay homage to a local tea master who was forced to commit seppuku by order of a samurai lord.
After taking aim at one aspect of Japanese sweets culture earlier this year, the company is now embracing another.
Two enchanting newcomers just showed up at Starbucks, and we’re here to let you know which is right for you.
We’ve been fans of this cheese tart specialist’s sweets for years, and now we’ve got a whole new way to enjoy them.
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