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DESSERT WATCH

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jul 31, 2015
Ben & Jerry's may have cooked up their best ice cream pun yet
Ben & Jerry's ice cream-flavor puns have always been top-notch ("Cherry Garcia" is a prime example), but its latest Japan-only flavor takes things to a new level.
Japan Times
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Jul 17, 2015
Mister Donut is building a pastry bridge to Brooklyn
Mister Donut recently unveiled their summer doughnut roster and it's themed on Brooklyn, New York. Well, it's "Brooklyn themed" in the sense it combines several foodstuffs together into one, in the style of New York-born fusion treats such as the Cronut.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jul 3, 2015
Stratified flavors in Seven-Eleven's new Japonais ice cream
For the last few years, Haagen-Dazs has been teaming up with Seven-Eleven Japan for a special series of ice creams called Japonais.
Japan Times
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Jun 26, 2015
'Gelato on a stick' comes to Tokyo
The first Japanese outpost of Popbar — a franchise offering "handcrafted gelato on a stick" — opened June 26 in Shibuya, Tokyo (www.pop-bar.com/japan), and early reports indicate the line snakes well around the corner.
Japan Times
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Jun 12, 2015
Krispy Kreme attempts to knock the Cronut from its doughy throne with "Waffnuts"
Move over Cronut, there's a new, wacky hybrid sweet in town. Krispy Kreme Japan has begun selling its new "Waffnuts" creations, which blend the venerable waffle together with the doughnut.
Japan Times
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Jun 5, 2015
Fruit-flavored potato chips you can eat for breakfast
It's an idea that could only come from a truly desperate board meeting: "What if we sold potato chips for people to eat at breakfast?" The Koikeya snack company has taken this proposition and turned it into a terrifying reality with its new banana-and-peach-flavored chips, which are marketed as breakfast...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
May 29, 2015
Yes, you can eat high-quality melon in Tokyo this summer without taking out a bank loan
Melons don't come easy in Japan. Just a single muskmelon can set you back thousands of yen — if not much, much more. But there are, thankfully, cheaper ways to enjoy the treat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
May 15, 2015
Ben & Jerry's get in on the Mexican food boom with the Brrr-ito
Last time I checked, the line for Tokyo's new Taco Bell stretched around the block. So seeking out alternatives for your Mexican cravings may be the best course of action. Ice cream shop Ben & Jerry's, of all places, offers an intriguing option with the Brrr-ito (¥650).
Japan Times
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May 1, 2015
Cartoon racoon receives the highest honor a woodland creature can get — its own cake
Rascal the Racoon, the Japanese cartoon character created in 1977, has received one of the highest honors an animated woodland creature can get — his own cake.
Japan Times
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Apr 17, 2015
Sweet cream between soft buns at Omotesando's Anovan bakery
The quaint Anovan bakery, which opened last week, offers several varieties of fluffy French pasty bouchee — a custard-like flavored cream sandwiched between two soft buns.
Japan Times
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Apr 3, 2015
Kobeya Kitchen hops into Easter
The Kobeya Kitchen chain of bakeries found mostly around major train stations is celebrating Easter with a limited-edition treat in the form of a dessert shaped like a rabbit (¥238).
Japan Times
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Mar 17, 2015
A healthier approach to doughnuts at Floresta
Offering delicious organic desserts across Japan since 2002, including at several Tokyo stores, Floresta is perhaps best known for its "animal doughnuts."
Japan Times
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Mar 3, 2015
Untouchable Toffee opens second branch in Harajuku
Untouchable Toffee opened its first store in Hamamatsu back in 2013, but the candy company didn't launch a second branch until late last year when it settled in the hipper neighborhood of Harajuku.
Japan Times
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Feb 17, 2015
Monarch Cupcake makes regal entrance to Tokyo
The neighborhood of Omotesando already has a surplus of trendy pancake, chocolate and sugared-up popcorn shops.
Japan Times
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Feb 10, 2015
Fujiya Co. adds fizz and sparkle with macaron set
Confectionary chain Fujiya Co. has added a little pop to their macaron selection with the introduction of a Sparkling Macaron set (¥500) featuring three soda-flavored sweets.
Japan Times
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Jan 27, 2015
Mister Donut seeks borough cred in Brooklyn D&D
The New York borough of Brooklyn has been a hotbed of culinary trends over the past decade. And now Japan's Mister Donut wants to cash in on the city's brand of cool.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jan 13, 2015
A treat so cute you'll want to eat it up
The new year is barely two weeks old, so there's still time to earn good vibes for 2015.
Japan Times
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Dec 24, 2014
Pastries and sweets by Sangenjaya Station
Bonnet Dane is a long walk from Tokyo's Sangenjaya Station, and is a tiny shop with only a small selection of baked goods, but it makes up for any inconvenience in quality. Owner Hiroshi Ogihara spent 5½ years in Paris working at bakeries, patisseries and chocolate shops, and it shows. The croissants...
Japan Times
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Dec 9, 2014
Organic chocolate-covered fruit snacks from Biople are a great gift idea
Biople by CosmeKitchen (biople.jp) has locations in Ogikubo, Odawara and Machida, and is known for a line of organic cosmetics. In addition to selling beauty products, the company also imports a growing selection of organic food, including tasty freeze-dried fruit covered in chocolate from Landgarten...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Nov 25, 2014
Little Pie Factory draws big crowds
The newly opened Little Pie Factory in Tokyo's Hiroo neighborhood (5-16-6 Minami-Azabu, Minato Ward) serves up tiny pies in all kinds of flavors from classic apple (¥380) to a savory turkey and mushroom (¥450). The turkey and mushroom variety is only available during the month of November. While the...
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
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