new year

Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro to end all fukubukuro

You might be a Starbucks fan, but are you this much of a Starbucks fan?

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Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!

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The 5 best Frappuccinos we tried at Starbucks in Japan this year

Looking back on the year that was with some of Japan’s best limited-edition beverages.

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Does Starbucks Japan’s new rice cake Frappuccino live up to the hype?

The green mermaid wants us to relax with a cup of tea and a traditional sweet in every mouthful. 

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Starbucks adds new chewy matcha cake to its menu in Japan for New Year

Plus, there’s a matcha sandwich coming our way, but it won’t be that easy to find.

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Starbucks Japan unveils New Year’s collection for 2024, with daruma, dragons and Mt Fuji for luck

Start the year right with lucky mugs and tumblers from Starbucks.

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Starbucks releases a dragon latte containing Japanese pepper in Japan

New zodiac drink is fiery in many ways.

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Starbucks Japan releases a sticky rice and roasted green tea Frappuccino for New Year

Three new drinks pay homage to sweet Japanese traditions. 

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Daruma Man: The Japanese gacha capsule toy series we never knew we needed

Here to help you with the heavy work of making all your wishes come true.  

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We attempt to buy Starbucks Japan’s 60,000 yen lucky beckoning cat

Manekineko designed to generate prosperity threatens to do the opposite, leaving us with nothing but zekku.

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Ghibli New Year’s Totoro decoration sells out online, but there’s still a way you can get one

Studio Ghibli’s ode to New Year becomes a sell-out hit online.

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Celebrate Japanese New Year traditions with Studio Ghibli decorations

Totoro, Jiji and No Face bring anime charm to some traditional customs.

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Usher good luck into your home this New Year with Totoro tenugui from Studio Ghibli

My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away characters reimagined as New Year’s decorations.

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Yamagata cherries fetch record-breaking price at wholesale market’s first auction of the year

Here are some other food dishes that you could purchase with the same amount of yen.

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Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

It’s time to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit!

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The meaning of the mandarin and 6 other Japanese New Year traditions explained

Join us as we take a look at some of the most popular Japanese New Year traditions and reveal the spiritual symbolism and superstitions behind them.

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Studio Ghibli releases a Totoro daruma and beckoning Catbus in Japan for New Year

The sold-out collection every Ghibli fan wants to get their hands on.

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Starbucks Japan releases cute new zodiac goods for Year of the Rabbit

“We Are Starbucks Coffee Rabbits — Living Somewhere in Coffee Tree Forests” is the theme for this new collection.

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More people travelling in Japan for the New Year’s holiday than last year, survey says

Less people want to spend the New Year’s holiday at home, according to the survey.

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Sanrio announces eight kinds of 2022 fukubukuro lucky bags featuring Hello Kitty and pals

In the blink of an eye 2021 has flown by and another slew of lucky bags we must justify.

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