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There’s a brand new alcoholic KitKat to add to our souvenir wishlist.
Ever since Nestlé Japan released the world’s first-ever Sake KitKat back in 2016, the chocolate giant has been infusing KitKats with other popular Japanese tipples, including plum and yuzu liqueurs.
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After a seven-year hiatus, the popular chocolate brand is teaming up with the fast food giant for a limited time. 
If there’s one thing McDonald’s excels at more than flipping burgers, it’s marketing. From their unusual gold fries prize contests to the curiously named Adult Cream Pie,...

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Sakura are ready to bloom on your taste buds even before the start of spring.
The cherry blossom forecast for 2020 is predicting sakura season to start earlier than usual this year, as if Japan’s collective love for the iconic flowers is causing them to burst into being extra quickly....

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Japanese whiskies continue to taste too good for their own existence.
These days, just about everyone knows that Suntory and Kirin make whisky, thanks to their glowing reviews and international marketing muscle (including Suntory’s high-profile placement in Lost in Translation). Ask w...

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Japan’s most popular yakiniku chain has an unbelievable deal that makes it seem crazy to eat anywhere else.
In Japan, yakiniku, a.k.a. Korean barbecue, is generally a luxury dining option. Meat is relatively expensive in Japan, so making an entire meal out of grilled beef and pork is ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese bakeries often offer a wide variety of flavored breads, but sometimes its the shape of the loaf that steals the show, as seen recently with extra fluffy kitty and corgi butt bread.
Now thanks to a newly opened bakery in Fujikawaguchiko, travelers taking in splendid ...

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TOKYO - Garrett, a "gourmet" popcorn brand, was first established in Chicago, but it has exploded in popularity in the land of the rising sun. In recent years, a queue stretching out the door and down the road has been a standard fixture of their Harajuku branch.
They’re also no str...

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A fiery crossover that will sear itself into your memory and taste buds!
Time and time again we’ve encountered many ambitious visions for noodles in Japan: from the ramen roll to blue chicken ramen broth, it seems like the Japanese gourmet scene won’t be satisfied just with just award...

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Utsunomiya’s culinary obsession with dumplings dates back to the end of the war, but the city has a new rival
Gyoza are venerated in Japan, where two cities are vying to become the dumpling capital Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
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Designed to look and taste like a Japanese Christmas cake.
With Halloween yet to arrive, and the Night Masquerade Party drinks still on the menu, Starbucks is wasting no time in barrelling full-speed ahead towards Christmas. According to the global coffeehouse chain, the first Holiday...

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