sweets

Ikea holds a Matcha Fair in Japan for a limited time this spring

Green tea sweets to celebrate the fresh greenery of the season.

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What are McDonald’s macarons really like in Japan?

We find out if budget fast food macarons are worth the hype. 

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New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty

The most kawaii KitKats in Japan!

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Leek ice cream is Japan’s newest must-try local specialty

With “Enjoy Good Happy” as the tagline, this new dessert is destined for great things.

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Mister Donut releases most intense matcha doughnut ever, in conjunction with Kyoto tea specialist

Death by green tea is a good way to go. 

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Hit Japanese candy Hi-Chew, famous for fruity taste, releases new flavor: Flavorless

Lose the flavor, keep the chew.

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Collaboration brings Baskin Robbins macarons to Family Marts across Japan

Did your favorite flavor make the cut?

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Fortune cookies come to Japan via Panda Express

Japan has lots of Chinese restaurants, but fortune cookies are much harder to find.

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Does McDonald’s Japan’s first-ever matcha pie live up to the hype?

A first not just for Japan but the world.

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McDonald’s sells Japanese red bean and matcha drinks with a zany sakura tea ceremony commercial

Traditional flavours make hanami flower-viewing more captivating than ever before.

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McDonald’s Japan releases first-ever matcha pie, perfectly timed for sakura season

Three traditional fillings make this one of the most Japanese McDonald’s pies in the history of the chain.

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Sakura Pizza from Domino’s Pizza Japan is here, but is it any good?【Taste test】

A pizza like none we’ve ever had before arrives just in time for cherry blossom season.

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Krispy Kreme Japan reveals mouthwatering sakura donuts for springtime snacking

Some are for all of Japan to enjoy, while others are available in one town only.

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Domino’s Pizza is offering a Sakura Pizza for cherry blossom season

A sweet and cheesy treat arrives in time for cherry blossom viewing season.

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Japan ready to revolutionize toast again with sweet red bean butter sheets

Starting your day with Bourbon remains a great idea.

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Do Mister Donut’s sakura doughnuts taste as good as they look?

Each doughnut represents a different stage of the cherry blossoms in bloom, so we eat our way through all of them to find our favourites. 

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Sakura and matcha from 150-year-old Kyoto tea merchant ice creams arrive at Baskin-Robbins Japan

Springtime sweets give us even more to choose from at “Thirty-one.”

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Japanese cake becomes a hit with foreign tourists, but is it worth the hype?

We find out if a cake that looks like an omusubi rice ball is worth your yen.

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How well does canned fruit syrup-flavored drink match up to the real thing?【Taste test】

The great taste of canned mikan syrup from a carton.

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Free in-flight KitKats discontinued by Japanese airline, sad day for sweets and Pokémon fans

A bittersweet moment for skyborne sweets.

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