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DESSERTS

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jan 6, 2018
Fairycake Fair's Mocha-chan and Milky-chan: Dog-shaped cupcakes worth picking up while you can
Meet coffee-and-hazelnut-flavored Mocha-chan and white-chocolate-heavy Milky-chan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Dec 30, 2017
Komeda's Coffee ice cream from FamilyMart: Added sweetness makes this blend well worth a try
FamilyMart has paired with popular coffee shop chain Komeda's Coffee for a special ice cream.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 23, 2017
Tokyo Banana Panda: Ticks the 'aww' box but otherwise bear-ly worth writing home about
Souvenir mainstay Tokyo Banana hasn't missed its chance to honor Xiang Xiang's big moment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Dec 16, 2017
7-Eleven's Mint Crunky: A winning bet on mint working in winter
This take on a classic Japanese confection comprises a fluffy chocolate exterior filled with a whipped mint filling studded with chocolate chips.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 9, 2017
Mister Donut's Christmas Big Donut: A Christmas cake that won't break the bank
Mister Donut's clunkily titled Christmas Big Donut is available until Dec. 25.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Nov 25, 2017
Taneya: A love letter to mochi in all its wondrous forms
If you're in Umeda and in need of an escape from the crowds, head for Taneya's shop in the Hankyu department store.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Nov 25, 2017
Allpress Espresso's Tokyo Roastery offers coffee with a Cream Kiss
Until New Year's Day, the store offers a special Christmas Blend flat white paired with chocolate from Summerbird Organic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Oct 21, 2017
Ginza Matcha Cake: Tokyo Banana ventures outside its curved-fruit comfort zone
The folks behind Tokyo Banana have decided to freshen things up with the Ginza Matcha Cake.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
May 13, 2016
A sweet retreat in Toraya's tea rooms
Tokyoites could be forgiven for thinking Toraya is theirs as it has been based in Tokyo for more than a century. This famous teahouse and confectioner, however, has its origins in Kyoto. When the capital moved to Tokyo, Toraya followed suit, moving its operational base both to curry favor with the Emperor...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 23, 2016
Janice Wong: 'To really achieve success, you have to stay focused'
Singaporean chef on the role nostalgia plays in modern desserts.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2015
Ginza Cozy Corner takes dessert into hyperdrive with 'Star Wars' cakes
One Japanese confectionary vendor is about to find the Force deep within a sweet tie-up.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 12, 2013
Ice-cream businesses fight the winter chill
With temperatures this year that peaked in the mid-30s, made only worse by Tokyo's hair plastering humidity, there were two major topics that were featured prominently on television: how hot it was and what could be done to beat the heat. Cameras showed long lines of people wearing sandals and cooling...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Oct 30, 2013
Autumn crop of pumpkin, purple potato and pear products
The change of season prompts a change of snack flavorings u2013 great for those with a pumpkin craving.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / SWEET INSPIRATIONS
Feb 1, 2013
An experimental approach to afters
Japan's prodigious ability to assimilate, reproduce and then develop homegrown adaptations of products from other cultures is legendary. Why should it be any different when it comes to patisseries?
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2012
Today's J-blip: Gari Gari Kun corn soup ice pop sold out in three days
Japan reeeally has a soft spot for corn soup.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
May 5, 2012
Anyone for French toast ... cooked with mayo?
Some new Japanese spins on an old breakfast favorite.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 15, 2011
Life is sweet ... for some men
They are men, and they like to eat sweets. They are the men who eat sweets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 13, 2010
Summer's 'hottest' ice treats
aisu kuriimu, popsicles and ice candies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 5, 2010
Sweetening the veggie deal
Japanese beverage and snack makers want you to eat your vegetables, and they're doing their best to sweeten the deal.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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