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  • Sweet and Savory: A Guide to Japan’s Snacks and Wagashi
  • 133-year-old Japanese company’s cookies go beyond matcha with dashi and shichimi flavors
  • Japanese sweets souvenirs don’t get more beautiful than this

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foodinjapan.org /3 weeks ago

Sweet and Savory: A Guide to Japan’s Snacks and Wagashi

Japan’s snack culture is one of the most varied in the world. A single convenience store shelf can hold rice crackers dusted with seaweed, matcha-flavored chocolate, chewy mochi fi...

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soranews24.com /2 days ago

133-year-old Japanese company’s cookies go beyond matcha with dashi and shichimi flavors

Kayanoya’s Satoyama Cookies give you four flavors for a snack session unlike any other. The other day, we found ourselves thinking “We want to eat some cookies.” In and of itself,...

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soranews24.com /1 month ago

Japanese sweets souvenirs don’t get more beautiful than this

Traditional details make this a gift to remember. One of the real pleasures of travelling around Japan is buying local gourmet foods as souvenirs. Enjoying them once you’ve returne...

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soranews24.com /1 month ago

Pringles Chocolate, but with a Japanese twist, is the snack hack you should be trying right now

Jagarico one-ups a viral global trend for fans of Japanese flavour.  If you’re the type of cook with a high desire to eat tasty food but a low desire to make it, then you may have...

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Japan's top gummy candy to bounce into US, China

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

Japan's top gummy candy to bounce into US, China

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livejapan.com /1 month ago

Where to Buy Sweets in Tokyo & Nihonbashi: 8 Carefully Selected Spots from Limited Edition Treats to Classic Great-V...

Centered around Tokyo Station, the gateway of the Shinkansen and a hub bustling with travelers, and Nihonbashi, where Japan’s commercial history comes to life, this area offers a t...

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asia.nikkei.com /2 days ago

Snack maker behind Japan's Shiruko Sand looks to Singapore, Southeast Asia

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japantimes.co.jp /2 weeks ago

Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye to in 1989

While Meiji struggled in Japan to sell its crunchy, chocolate-filled biscuit snacks first introduced in 1987, Hello Panda had a completely different trajectory overseas.

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soranews24.com /1 month ago

7-Eleven Japan’s new baked-in-store sweet treat is only available in three parts of the country

This is one of 7-Eleven Japan’s rarest sweets, but is it worth tracking down? 7-Eleven is an ubiquitous part of Japanese cityscapes, but while you’re never too far from a branch of...

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japantoday.com /2 weeks ago

Japan releases new ramen sandwiches… that don’t taste like ramen

Yamazaki Baking’s popular Lunch Pack series of sandwich pockets has become famous around the world for its unusual fillings, but now there’s a new limited-edition variety that take...

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disneyfoodblog.com /1 month ago

REVIEW: We Just Tried 4 Snacks Under $5 in EPCOT

We're trying FOUR treats from the Japan Pavilion in EPCOT! See our full review here.

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japantoday.com /2 weeks ago

7-Eleven Japan is releasing chocolate chip and whipped cream sandwiches

Japanese convenience stores are not exactly the sort of places that inspire one to a philosophy of stoic minimalism. Each and every shelf and cooler case is packed…

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japantoday.com /1 week ago

Tokyo Station sweets sensation sells out daily, but we finally got our hands on it

Tokyo Station isn’t just one of the most important places in the city for travelers and commuters, but for sweets fans too. Both within the station itself and…

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foodinjapan.org /1 week ago

Urajiro manju (うらじろまんじゅう)

Not every Japanese sweet makes it into travel guides. Urajiro manju is exactly the kind of thing you stumble across in a small confectionery tucked into a Yamanashi mountain town,...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Yaki Manju (焼きまんじゅう)

Gunma is not always the first prefecture that comes to mind when people talk about Japanese food. That is honestly its loss. Because somewhere in the back streets of Maebashi, Taka...

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soranews24.com /2 weeks ago

7-Eleven Japan is releasing Greedy chocolate chip and whipped cream sandwiches

We’re not sure if we can say greed is good, but it does look delicious. Japanese convenience stores are not exactly the sort of places that inspire one to a philosophy of stoic min...

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globalnews.ca /2 weeks ago

Popular Japanese snack brand turns to monochrome packaging over Iran war

Calbee, which has the largest share of Japan's domestic snack market, said the move was aimed at maintaining stable shipments amid supply disruptions.

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soranews24.com /1 month ago

Mr. Sato discovers his inner beaver with a 16-inch chocolate “twig” at Tokyo Station

Why settle for a tiny snack when you can gnaw on one that doubles as a legendary sword? Confectionery company Morinaga’s chocolate snack Koeda (“Twig”) has had tons of fans over th...

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soranews24.com /2 weeks ago

161-year-old Kyoto confectionary maker releases new edible Pokémon lineup

Transforming iconic characters into delicious works of art. Pokémon is a beloved franchise, and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in Japan who has not heard of it, even if they...

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soranews24.com /1 week ago

Japanese vending machine find introduces us to a new drink you can’t get anywhere else

An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form.  Japan is filled with vending machines, and one of the people helping to prop up the industry is our very own reporter Mr Sato. He...

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japantoday.com /1 month ago

Häagen-Dazs releases new Green Tea sandwich in Japan for a limited time

Häagen-Dazs loves to cater to local tastes in Japan, and its latest release does just that, with a new Crispy Sandwich flavor called “The Green Tea." Released to honor the 25th…

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japantoday.com /1 week ago

161-year-old Kyoto confectionary maker releases new edible Pokémon lineup

Pokémon is a beloved franchise, and you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in Japan who has not heard of it, even if they have never personally interacted with…

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japantoday.com /6 days ago

7-Eleven Japan adds macaroni cheese sandwiches to its convenience store food range

7-Eleven has completely revamped its sandwiches in Japan, and among them is a new, generously filled single-serve range known as the “Yokubari Sando” (“Greedy Sandwich“). This so-c...

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