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Japanese Chocolate Maker Eyes Sustainable Sweets

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NHK
 
A major Japanese chocolate maker is shifting its focus towards sustainable sweets. Fuji Oil says it has started shipping products in Japan this month that are sustainably and ethically sourced.
The world's third largest industrial chocolate maker will boost its procurement of cacao beans fr...

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Starbucks Japan’s New Melon Frappuccino Is Part Of A Japanese Pun-Themed Dessert Menu

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SORA NEWS
 
Midori in more ways than one.
There’s a phrase in Japanese, yori dori midori, which describes a happy situation where you’ve got your pick from a number of attractive options.
By coincidence, midori is also how you say “green” in Japanese, and so Starbucks Japan is combining the two p...

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Japan’s Slime Ice Cream Will Heal You Since It’s A Dragon Quest Tie-Up With Baskin-Robbins Japan

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SORA NEWS
 
Slimes draw near! Command?
Eat them, of course!
Having a scoop of ice cream in front of you is always something to be happy about. It’s even better, though when the ice cream has some extra special ingredient mixed into it, like ribbons of fudge or marshmallow bits.
Or Slimes. Slimes ...

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Tokyo Banana & McDonalds to Collaborate

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JAPAN TRAVEL
A Limited-Time Waffle Cone In Stores From Late April
When it comes to edible souvenirs from Japan, Tokyo Bananas are up there with the most popular. Created in 1991, the brand's signature product is a light and fluffy banana-shaped sponge cake filled with a delicious banana custard c...

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Taste For Free Curry Leaves Japanese Defence Force Members In A Pickle

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Six members receive brief suspensions after years of eating free ‘navy curry’ they were not entitled to
A keen appetite for curry has landed six members of Japan’s maritime self-defence forces (SDF) in trouble, after it emerged that they had been tucking into the dish without payin...

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Study Suggests Japanese Curry Effective At Staving Off Dementia

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SORA NEWS
 
 
A curry a week helps keep the brain at its peak.
It’s been known for a while now that the blend of spices found in curry can lead to a wide range of health benefits from improved digestion to lower blood pressure. But the question remained whether this was all true for Japanese curr...

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Drip-Brewed Drinkable Soups Developed By Japanese Soy Sauce Giant

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SORA NEWS
 
A savory alternative to drip-brewed coffee.
Coffee and tea have long dominated a particular category of hot beverages often enjoyed while relaxing. Recently, however, the concept of drinking straight soup stock has been gaining momentum in Japan with many canned soup broths appearing ...

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It’s Eco-Friendly AND Delicious! Popular Yamanashi Sweet Now Comes In An Edible Container

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SORA NEWS
 
This tasty sweet is now easier to eat…but the edible package version is harder to find.
If you’ve done any amount of traveling in Japan then you know that every prefecture boasts its own unique kind of food. For Yamanashi Prefecture, home to the northern half of Mt. Fuji, one of their...

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Suntory To Increase The Price Of 31 Whisky Products By Up To 28 Percent Next Year

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SORA NEWS
 
The beverage company hopes the increases will help build the capital needed to increase production. 
Whisky is on the rise as a popular drink throughout the world, and while that might mean that there are more people than ever to enjoy a glass with, it also means there’s more demand.
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Kanagawa Prefecture's Craft Beer And Expanding Japanese Craft Beer Market

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JAPAN TODAY
 
While the craft beer scene has rapidly expanded in recent years, giving rise to many craft beer aficionados all over the world today, it also applies to Japanese craft beer.
Jibiru refers to craft beer in Japan and has slowly gained traction since the 1990s. It was triggered by the ...

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