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7-Eleven Japan powers up even more with new baked-in-store breads and pastries【Taste test】
From fresh-baked melon bread to sausage sandwiches, there are now more reasons than ever to love 7-Eleven in Japan.In every convenience store in Japan, you’ll find a bread aisle, stocked with individually wrapped sweet and savory baked goods trucked in from a central kitchen to each of the chain’s branches. That goes for 7-Eleven too, of course, but at some 7-Eleven locations you can also get various kinds of breads and pastries that they bake right there in the store.Craving both bread and conv
Asia’s Stability Key To Global Peace - Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Asia’s stability is key to global stability and reaffirmed that China continues to pr ...
Hundreds of meeting requests submitted for Routes Asia
The meeting request system for Routes Asia opened just over two weeks ago. Since scheduling began, more than 700 meeting requests have been received from the region’s leading and fastest-growing ...
Chiikawa Bakery launches a limited-time menu of sunburned characters and refreshing drinks
These summer-exclusive character breads are almost too cute to eat. Almost.The rays of the summer sun have started to beat down on Japan, leading many of its residents to cover up in long-sleeved clothes or copious amounts of sunscreen. On the other hand, there are many cartoon characters who are revelling in the sunlight and catching some rays, such as the latest McDonald’s range of Hello Kitty toys. Next up for the bronzing treatment arw Chiikawa and its friends, who star in a web manga origin
Japan has a new energy drink designed to pair with one of its favorite instant noodle brands
Get in the U.F.O. ZONe and brace yourself.It could be said that there is no finer dining than a can of energy drink and plastic tub of instant yakisoba noodles. I mean, I just said it right now, and it was easy. I might do it again someday.Whether you agree or not is another matter, but the makers of Japanese energy drink brand ZONe conducted research that found many consumers bought such drinks and Nissin’s U.F.O. instant yakisoba together.So they decided to join forces and develop U.F.O.
China injects 'tactical' monetary stimulus ahead of US trade meeting ...
The People's Bank of China's (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng told a press conference the first RRR cut since September last year will release 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in liquidity.
58TH AMM: FINAL DAY PACKED WITH HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS AND REGIONAL DIALOGUES
The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings enter its final day today, with a packed schedule of ...
Hello Kitty’s new McDonald’s Japan Happy Meal items are here, and we’ve got them all to show you【Pics】
Suntan Kitty and yukata Kitty are here for fun on summer days and summer nights.Whether you call them Happy Meals or use their for-Japan name of Happy Sets, the point of McDonald’s meals for kids and kids at heart is to put both a burger in your hands and a smile on your face. Those smiles are going to be especially big for Sanrio fans this month, as McDonald’s Japan is releasing Hello Kitty Happy Meals, and we’ve got a special sneak peek at the whole lineup!First previewed last week, we knew th
Starbucks Japan releases new Shine Muscat grape drinks, but the Frappuccino isn’t the star
A surprise newcomer steals the show as this summer’s must-try beverage.Fruit has been plentiful at Starbucks this summer, with strawberries and mangoes keeping us refreshed throughout the season, but now it’s time for a new crop to take centre stage, with a trio of Shine Muscat grape drinks called “Three Summer Muscats“.On the menu from 9 July, we were one of the first in line to try the trio, and with Shine Muscat being a large and premium Japanese cultivar of grape, we
We both do and do not recommend hiking to Tokyo’s beautiful mountain beer garden in midsummer
The experience isn’t all mountain views and cold drinks.Located towards the western tip of Tokyo, Mt. Takao is a beautiful destination for those who love the outdoors…but it’s also a beautiful destination for those who love beer. That’s because every summer, just as beer gardens are popping up on the roofs of shopping centers and department stores in the big cities, Mt. Takao’s very own beer garden, called Beer Mount, starts pouring cold ones from its perch at an elevation of 488 meters (1
Japanese government urging citizens to use generative AI more
Government would be happy if you at least tried generating a mildly bawdy limerick.It’s certainly hard to imagine life before generative AI came out. Without it, I never would have known what my microwave looked like if it were in a Studio Ghibli movie, or felt the lingering dread that anything I read or saw online is neither authentic human expression nor correct.And yet, despite these revolutionary changes to society, in its annual Communications White Paper Japan’s Ministry of Int
Rubio speaks to Lavrov ahead of meeting of East Asia foreign ministers in Malaysia
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefly spoke to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the start of a meeting of East Asia foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
58TH AMM: FINAL DAY PACKED WITH HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS AND REGIONAL DIALOGUES
The 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings enter its final day today, with a packed schedule of ...
Rubio has 'positive' meeting with China's Wang at ASEAN talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi had a "positive" meeting in Malaysia on Friday, both sides said, in an apparent bid to ease tensions
7-Eleven Japan introduces extra large size coffees at stores… but how big are they?
We discover the truth behind Japanese portion sizes. For many years, 7-Eleven Japan has been famous for its coffees, which are a major driver of sales for the convenience store chain. As a pioneer in offering affordable, freshly brewed coffee in convenience stores, many customers still make 7-Eleven their top choice for a cup of Joe, but now they can get an even bigger fix, as the chain has now added a never-before seen extra large size to its lineup.With regular and large sizes satisfying cus
Restaurant payment app starts its second attempt to make tipping a thing in Japan
Second tip option added to service that also has Oshi Support.Many would say that along with delicious food and great service, no tipping is right up there among the best parts about restaurant dining in Japan. However, one cashless payment provider wants to play a role in changing that last part, and now includes a prompt encouraging customers to leave a tip.Tokyo-based Dinii actually has two different tipping systems, with the second being added this past May. It introduced its first take on t
Japan to make foreign driver’s license conversions more difficult, exclude tourists from eligibility
Tests to become more like regular Japanese license exams, which is to say, crazy hard.As we reported last year, there’s been a recent upswing in applications for Japanese driver’s licenses by people who don’t even live in Japan. This is because Japan has a system known as “gaimen kaigan,” which allows residents of certain countries to convert their own licenses to official Japanese ones.Other countries have similar systems, but Japan’s was surprisingly lenient
Summer in Japan doesn’t sound like summer in Japan right now
There’s something missing from Japan’s summer soundscape.While “hot” and “humid” are often the first words used to describe summer in Japan, there’s a special soundscape to the season as well. The gentle ring of a windchime, the clink of a spoon against a shaved ice dish, or the sound of fireworks, either bursting overhead at a festival or echoing from the next town over, are all ways you ears will tell you that you’re in the middle of a Japanese summer.This year, though, there’s an audio
Asia’s Stability Key To Global Peace - Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Asia’s stability is key to global stability and reaffirmed that China continues to pr ...
Hegseth to attend Asia defense summit, with no China meeting planned
Hegseth has pledged to “restore deterrence” to the Indo-Pacific as China continues a massive military buildup and grows more aggressive around U.S. partners in the Philippines and Taiwan.