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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.
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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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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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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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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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 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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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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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - As we’ve seen time and time again, McDonald’s Japan likes to shake up its menu to keep customers coming back to try all the new and limited-time goodies, with everything from peach milkshakes and Pikachu McFlurries to monstrous burgers like the Giga Mac.
Last year, they also...

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This is no ordinary sweet potato offering.
Häagen-Dazs has been spoiling its Japanese customers with unusual flavours specifically geared towards local tastes for a number of years now, and while many of the company’s limited-edition releases have showcased well-known ingredients li...

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Yes, of course it’s made with breast meat.
Tenka Torimasu is a chain of take-out restaurants with a half-dozen branches in Tokyo (and a few more elsewhere in Japan) that specializes in karaage, boneless chunks of Japanese-style fried chicken. While fried chicken is plenty delicious ...

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