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Top 5 vending machine soups you’ll find only in Japan

The practicality of vending machines goes far beyond a can of cola. Here in Japan, you can grab yourself a savory soup too!

Of all McDonald’s stores I’ve been to around the world (including Australia, Singapore, and the UAE), Japan has the MOST exotic menu items!

In this edition of my “Japan vs Korea” series, I go over the 5 most notable differences between Japan and Korea’s convenience stores.

As a foreigner in Japan, making a sophisticated beverage like a frappé at a convenience store may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be!

Depending on the time of year you’re in Japan, chances are there will be a special featured seasonal drink at your local Starbucks!

I will never forget the taste of the Café Di Espresso iced latte I had after an exhausting tennis match on a hot summer’s day in Osaka.

Japanese milk is one of those lucrative areas of consumable goods that just “hits different.” Here are my 5 tastiest brands of Japanese milk!

Like stepping into a museum of planet Earth itself, Kaldi Coffee Farm offers a plethora of international goods and its own brand of coffee!

Uji (Kyoto) is the matcha green tea capital of the world, and having lived here for a year now, these are my top 5 matcha ice cream spots!

Doutor is one of Japan’s iconic coffee shop chains with thousands of stores nationwide. However, this Mukaijima branch will blow your mind!

Mt. Rainier may be named after a mountain near Seattle, but it’s also a Japanese brand of coffee inspired by American brewing practices.

Despite living in Japan for a year, I never understood what a tea ceremony was. That all changed when I went to Tea Ceremony Nagomi in Kyoto!