ice cream
Trendy desserts arrive at supermarkets and convenience stores, so we find out if they’re worth your yen.
Häagen-Dazs’s Japan hardly ever disappoints, but hardly any ice cream has ever made our taste-tester this happy.
The American ice cream chain has closed all of its branches in east Japan, but this Tokyo train station sells its frozen treats from a vending machine.
There are several things in that concept that might not seem like they should go together, but we can’t so no to a dessert this unique.
The only thing better than a nationwide ice cream tour is doing it without leaving the city.
A new Pikachu-inspired flavor, arcade game tie-ins, and collaboration merchandise are great ways to celebrate the peak of summer right now.
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