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KONBINI WATCH

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Aug 12, 2016
Calbee goes for a home run with Koshien-themed potato chips
The Olympics aren't the only sports competition going on just now, the extremely popular Summer Koshien high school baseball tournament is also happening. To celebrate it, snack maker Calbee has rolled out a limited-edition "Koshien Curry" flavor of potato chips. Based off the most famous concession...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jul 22, 2016
Asahi's highly caffeinated companion to the Rio Olympics
Want to watch the Rio Olympics live, but are worried about having 
to stay up until the wee hours of the morning? Asahi’s solution is the new Dodekamin Brazilian Energy drink, advertised as being able to give you the extra energy needed to watch the games as they happen. The beverage (¥140) boasts...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jul 8, 2016
New coriander-pork potato chips pack a punch
Coriander can be a contentious herb, some swear by it, others say it tastes like soap.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 24, 2016
Japan invents another range of potato chips that you can eat for breakfast
Last year saw Japanese snack-maker Koikeya roll out a "breakfast fruit" line of potato chips, and they are still intent on flavoring their chips around the most important meal of the day, this time with "milk" and "toast." Each offers a very different experience. "Milk" suffers from the same problem...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 10, 2016
Lawson celebrates 30 years of Kara-age Kun with a special yuzu flavor
Deep-fried kara-age chicken has been a much-loved staple at convenience stores in Japan for decades. One of the longest-running varieties is Lawson's Kara-age Kun, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
May 27, 2016
FamilyMart's strawberry frappe is a sweet alternative to a cup of joe
Convenience stores still do a strong trade in their house brand, machine-produced coffee, but some have also started introducing new beverages utilizing the same machines that spit out their cups of joe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
May 13, 2016
Pocky goes for the gold with Brazilian Orange-flavored snacks
Let the race for clever marketing tie-ins with the 2016 Rio Olympics begin! Pocky's newest limited-edition variety, celebrates one of Brazil's biggest crops by merging citrus flavor and chocolate. Brazilian Orange (¥162) initially tastes a bit off-putting, the chocolate coating on the outside relies...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 29, 2016
FamilyMart gives a healthy twist to the tiramisu
For those who want to have their cake and eat it too — without feeling guilty — FamilyMart's new soy berry tiramisu is here to help.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 22, 2016
'Black truffle' potato chips aren't as decadent as they claim to be
A certain level of quality is expected when the words "black truffle" and "bistro" get thrown around — even if they appear on packets of chips in a convenience store. Calbee's Bistro Black Truffle Scented Beef flavored Poterich chips (¥152) promise a lot, but fail to deliver anything special. They...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 8, 2016
Seven-Eleven's new green-tea doughnut starts sweet but ends bitter
The latest addition to Seven-Eleven's doughnut selection mixes a classic Japanese flavor with one of the convenience store's classic styles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 25, 2016
Asahi's new sugar-reduced beer is nothing special
Cherry blossom season is upon us, meaning it's time to overindulge in some brews while sprawled out in a park. But who wants to deal with the health-related guilt that comes with Japan's silly season?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 11, 2016
Pocky finds a romantic partner in 'teagurt'
The current cross-band promotion between Glico and Kirin puts the spotlight on romance. By placing a bottle of the latter's "teagurt" beverage next to a package of the former's new Lemon-flavored Pocky, you can make two illustrated figures smooch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Feb 26, 2016
Don Tacos' new quesadilla chips try to satisfy Mexican food cravings
Finding fantastic Mexican food in Tokyo isn't easy — the hunt to find authentic cuisine seems to consume many non-Japanese living here.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Feb 12, 2016
Can instant vegan ramen satisfy like the meaty original?
Enjoying instant ramen might seem like a impossible situation for vegans living in Japan, considering nearly every option on convenience store shelves contains some sort of animal product.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 29, 2016
Pocky gets stuck into a new blueberry flavor
Glico has released numerous variations of its famous Pocky snack, though the special blueberry-flavored edition (¥162) on convenience store shelves now is one of the more simple efforts it has produced.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 15, 2016
Strawberry shortcake potato chips taste like you would imagine
Japanese snack maker Koikeya has mastered the mix-two-unlikely-flavors-together strategy over the past year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Dec 25, 2015
White Cola Pepsi arrives just in time for Christmas
The recently released White Cola Pepsi isn't the first chance the Japanese market has had to experience a snow-colored carbonated beverage. A yogurt-flavored Pepsi White had a limited run in 2008 and a limited-edition orange flavor was released in 2012.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Dec 11, 2015
Roast beef dinners at your local Lawson
Eating a slab of roast beef in Tokyo used to require trekking to fancy schmancy parts of town and forking out a lot of money. Now you can just walk over to your local Lawson and grab the new Roast Beef Bowl (¥690).
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Nov 27, 2015
Haagen-Dazs unleashes limited-run flavors on Tokyo
Convenience stores have become a little more decadent since Haagen-Daz released its new limited-run flavors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Nov 13, 2015
Coconut Popcorn is deliciously bad for you
If you buy a bag of Coconut Popcorn, don't look at the calorie count on the back before eating. Snacks from the convenience store are rarely healthy choices, but even by those low standards this snack (¥298) will make your eyes pop out a little.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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