drinks (Page 55)
Just when you thought Japanese vending machines couldn’t get any more awesome, here comes an awesome-sounding dessert drink.
Move over Starbucks – there’s another coffeehouse in Tokyo adding a dazzling range of cherry blossom treats to their menu.
In an age where some people have hundreds, or even thousands, of friends on social networking sites, rustling up just three of them will get you a hefty discount.
The flowers won’t be opening from their buds for a few more weeks, but you can crack open a bottle of this special craft brew right now.
The gorgeous new release, which comes with milk pudding pieces, was unveiled at a special cherry-blossom event space in Tokyo yesterday.
The beautifully designed item looks set to be one of this spring’s most popular beverages.
The global coffeehouse chain gives us a taste of spring with two new beverages and a drinkware range containing over thirty cherry blossom-themed items.
Although they are stopping just short of calling it an actual “health cola,” Coca-Cola Plus is the latest addition to the health-oriented cola war in Japan.
Even some young Japanese tea fans mistake this mark of fine quality for insufficient cleanliness.
A spinning reel of enticing flavour possibilities was used to introduce the new star ingredient.



















7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Black Thunder chocolate-bar-shaped fishing lures coming next year
Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?
More people in Japan quit sending New Year’s cards and many have started to regret it
Large amount of supposed human organs left in Osaka marketplace
Proposed sakura name for new middle school in Japan draws complaints for kamikaze overlap
Secrets of the Japanese swimsuit modeling world: Fake breasts and lots of pee
Start saving room now – Japanese grocery store’s biggest sushi roll yet is coming for Setsubun
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Japan now has potato chip-covered chocolate, and it’s amazing!【Taste test】
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Street Fighter Hadouken Churros to be launched and eaten in Tokyo, Okami pudding on offer too
More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan’s “golden route” to meet traveler demand
Japanese avoiding domestic travel as foreign tourists increase, possibly creating vicious cycle
Japanese woman mistaken for bear
Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park
We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Proposed sakura name for new middle school in Japan draws complaints for kamikaze overlap
Secrets of the Japanese swimsuit modeling world: Fake breasts and lots of pee
Start saving room now – Japanese grocery store’s biggest sushi roll yet is coming for Setsubun
Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan
Japan now has potato chip-covered chocolate, and it’s amazing!【Taste test】
The cheapest place to stay in Kyoto cost us just 1,800 yen for the night, and it was awesome
Japanese Cabinet to officially announce new romanization spelling recommendation next week
Japan Super Budget Dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Yoshinoya?
KFC Japan opens a Christmas restaurant in Tokyo…but why???
A visual kei J-rock classic gets a new cover and video thanks to…McDonalds?!?【Video】
Natural grown peace-sign-shaped potato in Japan is the good omen we all need right now