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Coco Ichibanya rolls out a new curry roux in select locations to better serve its health-conscious and non-Japanese clientele.
Curry is one of Japan’s favorite comfort foods, and you can find restaurants specializing in the spicy dish all over the country. Few of them do it as well ...

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Clever design lets you easily prepare a cup of tea just before you drink it.
Any convenience store in Japan is well-stocked with bottles of green tea, and some brands are extremely tasty. Still, there’s no escaping the fact that these bottled options don’t represent a freshly made c...

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Tokyo location’s new blended ice beverages have a kick, but not from caffeine.
Right now, Starbucks Japan is trumpeting the imminent opening of the very first Japanese branch of Starbucks Evenings, the coffee giant’s spinoff chain that serves alcoholic beverages along with cheeses, ...

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The green white wine is part of a range of matcha-based alcoholic beverages which include chocolate liqueur, Japanese sake and umeshu plum wine.
Right now is a good time for green tea-lovers to be in Japan. From pizzas to granola; Kit Kats to McFlurries, all our favourite products are...

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Matcha Kit Kat lovers can now enjoy more green tea chocolate options.
Following on from their popular “I LOVE FRUITS” series released last year, Nestlé Japan has announced their next premium collection, called “I LOVE TEA”, featuring five new tea-based flavours.
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New menu item shows we’re not in the Bluegrass State anymore.
KFC is so popular in Japan that people commonly refer to it as just “Kentucky,” but the average Japanese citizen doesn’t really know anything about the Bluegrass State. As such, it’s not unusual for KFC Japan to offer thi...

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Calbee and the casual-gourmet French chain Ore no French will release an “Uni and Dried Roe Kyokujo Cream Sauce” potato chip flavor on March 21.
The “Ore no” series of restaurants boasts a unique concept: By doing away with all the niceties of typical gourmet restaurants, such as sp...

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Written by Amie-san
If you have a long waiting time in Narita Airport, you do not have to be confused again of what to eat since this airport is becoming more muslim friendly. The restaurant called Tentei is one of the halal restaurants available here.
This restaurant serves one of ...

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These cakes made with puréed strawberries don’t just bring you the sweet taste of the red fruit, they look like the berry too!
Fukasaku Farm, located in Ibaraki Prefecture in the central Japanese main island and about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Tokyo, has recently released this j...

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Move over, maple. There’s a new pancake flavoring in town!
Japan is more likely to think of pancakes as a dessert than a breakfast staple, so perhaps it was only a matter of time until one of the nation’s hotcake mix makers decided it was time to produce a version with one of Japan’...

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