Matcha Fair is now underway at Ikea Japan with brand-new green tea sweets for the winter holiday season.
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Ikea’s iconic blue bag becomes the hip new accessory for all comic-book character figurines this season.
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If you think your stomach can handle the element of surprise, you may want to try IKEA’s new ninja hotdog – and, yes, it is very black.
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