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Drink to Your Health: How Japan’s 'Tokuho' Products Took Shape

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Pepsi Light, Diet Coke, and Fanta Zero are just a few of the popular options beverage companies have long offered health-conscious consumers worldwide. But in Japan, another option has surfaced that promises greater health benefits: tokuho.
In 1991, the Ministry of Health, L...

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Ice Cream with Baby Star Ramen Noodles Only Available from UFO Catchers Across Japan

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ROCKET NEWS
 
This special ice cream treat cannot be found in stores.
Baby Star is a popular snack food in Japan made up of dried ramen noodles and flavored with the great taste of chicken and soy sauce.
However, due to its longevity, makers Oyatsu Company have been hard at work concocting new wa...

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Nicolas Cage Becomes a Japanese Snack Food as the Nicolastick is Born

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Promotional tie-in for upcoming film Bin Laden is My Prey has aninspired flavor choice.
There was a time when endorsements from Hollywood celebrities were everywhere in Japanese advertising. Some of the most surreal ads were the ones in which American cinematic A-listers hawked prod...

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Häagen-Dazs’ New Gold Matcha Ice Cream Has French Heritage And Our Full Attention

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Matcha Opera ice cream promises to make sweets fans ready to sing with joy.
Häagen-Dazs has no qualms about infusing its ice cream with Japanese flavors, and we can thank that strategy for such wonders as the Matcha Green Tea Crumble and sesame walnut mochi ice cream cup.
Emboldened...

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7-Eleven Japan’s Frozen Hot Biscuits Are So Good, They Might Make Pancakes Obsolete!

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ROCKET NEWS
 
We try the new frozen hot biscuits from 7-Eleven and end up seriously impressed.
Who doesn’t love hot biscuits with a generous serving of sweet, gooey syrup? As it turns out, hot biscuits aren’t exactly standard fare here in Japan, at least not like pancakes or French toast.
But tha...

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McDonald’s Japan Adds Cheese Smoothie to Their Autumn Menu

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Fruit and cheese is a heavenly combination.
Our tastebuds jump for joy every time McDonald’s releases a new seasonal beverage in Japan. In the past, we’ve been given sakura-flavoured delights, melon McShakes, and creamy matcha treats, and now it’s time for us to enjoy the heavenly t...

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New Japanese Kit Kats Combine Matcha Green Tea, Almonds and Two Berry Flavors for Luxurious Treat

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Matcha Double Berry Luxury Every Day Kit Kats are a mouthful to say, should be a joy to eat.
Nestle never seems to be short of ideas for special Japan-exclusive Kit Kats, and thanks to the confectioner’s fertile imagination we’ve been able to enjoy flavors such as sake, Momiji manju...

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Kansai Eateries Go Halal for Local Delicacies

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Amid the surge in foreign tourists, an increasing number of local delicacies in Osaka, including konamon flour-based dishes, are being served as halal food (see below), which is food that Muslims who adhere strictly to Islamic law are allowed to eat.
To serve halal food, it is ne...

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Bringing (More) Japanese Food to US

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JAPAN TRAVEL
 Culinary Institute of America Takes Japan Japan has been making efforts around the world to promote Japanese culture for awhile now, with government initiatives such as Cool Japan and JETRO. The culinary world is no different, and Japan got a major feather in its cap with the naming...

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Suntory Attempts to Mess With Our Brains Again with New Milk-Tea-Flavored Bottled Water

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Is milk tea still milk tea without the milk and the tea?
The folks at Suntory have proven time and again that they don’t shy away from daring combinations of beverage flavors, with yogurt-flavored bottled water being one of them. They’re really pushing the envelope now though, as th...

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