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We try the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte in Japan!

After a 15-year absence, we finally get our first taste of a drinkable pumpkin pie.

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Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte finally arrives in Japan!

Customers in Japan have been waiting 15 years for this moment.

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Supermarket slip lawsuit ruling influenced by size and color of pumpkin tempura

Once again, the scales of justice hinge on fried vegetables.

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Trick or treat? Capybaras at Nagasaki Biopark devour jack-o’-lantern in fun new video

Watch these large, furry rodents indulge in a Halloween treat during this spooky time of the year. 

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Starbucks adds pumpkin to its autumn Frappuccino for Halloween

Slowly inching closer to Japan’s first pumpkin spice Frappuccino.

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Krispy Kreme Japan’s Halloween donuts are crammed with rich autumnal flavors【Taste Test】

Purple potatoes, pumpkins and caramels abound in Krispy Kreme’s tasty monster harvest.

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Häagen-Dazs’ new Japanese pumpkin and sweet potato flavors are ready to fall into autumn

Summer isn’t quite over yet, but the ice cream maker is looking ahead to two of Japan’s fall favorites.

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Japanese pumpkin steps into the autumn spotlight as the newest Starbucks Japan Frappuccino flavor

Kabocha, one of Japans favorite fall foods, arrives just as we enter the month of Halloween.

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The fate of jack-o-lanterns in Japan: to be adorably devoured by a writhing mass of bunnies

The ultimate in creepy-cute.

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Pumpkin maple churros coming to the menu at KFC Japan to celebrate Halloween

We say this definitely qualifies as a “treat.”

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Dig into the spirit of Halloween with these adorable spooky treats!

‘Tis the season for all things scary and (pumpkin) spicy!

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Chocolate fries return to McDonald’s in Japan with an all-new pumpkin flavour for Halloween

Hot potato chips covered in pumpkin and chocolate sauce? According to our taste test, it’s like a delicious McDonald’s pumpkin pie!

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Suntory comes out with sweet Lipton tea drink for Halloween — the Pumpkin Tea Latte!

With Halloween just around the corner, we seem to be virtually surrounded by pumpkins here in Japan. Not surprisingly, in addition to the usual pumpkin ornaments and decorations on display, we’re seeing a sudden increase in pumpkin flavored foods and sweets as well.

Japan has gotten into the Halloween spirit to such an extent this year that you can buy limited edition pumpkin-flavored tea in a bottle at supermarkets and convenience stores. And when a beverage involves not only pumpkin but tea from Lipton and a cute Halloween label to boot, well, let’s just say it gives us a lot to be happy about!

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Happy Halloween! Time to decorate your persimmon!

As we’ve discussed earlier, Japan has been really getting into the Halloween spirit as the years go on. However, there are still a few Halloween traditions that aren’t easy to carry out. While Japan loves any excuse to cosplay, you still won’t find many, if any, children going door-to-door in their neighborhood begging for candy come October 31. You can, of course, find good ole orange pumpkins in Japan for some Japanese-style Jack o’ lantern carving, but they aren’t available everywhere and can be quite expensive. Japanese pumpkins (kabocha), on the other hand, are too meaty and tough to elegantly cut designs out of. So what’s a Halloween-loving resident of Japan to do? Decorate persimmons, of course!

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Simple and Delicious Recipe for Herring and Pumpkin Pot Pie as Seen in Kiki’s Delivery Service

Inspired by a recent re-watching of the classic Studio Ghibli film Kiki’s Delivery Service, we decided to try our hand at making grandma’s signature dish, herring and pumpkin pot pie. Why? Because the movie made it look so tasty!

We don’t care what that the old woman’s granddaughter had to say, Kiki worked hard to help make that pie and deliver it in pouring rain, and… all right, so perhaps some of our desire to cook actually came from a need to understand how the young lady in the movie could possibly hate her sweet, sweet grandmother’s homemade birthday present. It took a bit of research, but we think we may have found the perfect recipe!

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Can’t Be Bothered with Halloween Decorations? Celebrate with These Cute Mini Pumpkin Dumplings!

We’ve already shared with you recently on our site the tasty ice cream treats in Halloween flavors available this month from Baskin Robins Japan. Not to be outdone by the ice cream chain in getting into the Halloween spirit, one of our reporters at Pouch decided to make her own special Halloween sweets – an excellent idea if you want to celebrate Halloween without the hassle of putting up and taking down decorations, and also storing the ornaments, which can take up valuable space.

Our reporter shares with you below how you can make adorable, bite-sized Jack O’ Lantern dumpling cakes using actual pumpkins. Not only are they cute to look at, they’re super easy to make, requiring the use of only a microwave and simple toaster oven. Read More