As part of the World Cup sandwich series, for breakfast McDonald's will start offering Spanish Omelet Muffins which include spinach, red paprika, cheese and a special sauce containing tomato paste, paprika and almond. Sounds pretty good, but will only be available during breakfast hours and only during the campaign which begins on Tuesday. マクドナルド ワールドカップ
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/worldcup/taste/index.html#spain
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With the World Cup in Brazil drawing near, McDonald's will start offering sandwiches based on countries strong in soccer while asking the question "Which country is most delicious?" The 5 countries represented in this series are Germany, Spain, France, Brazil and Japan. Three sandwiches will become available this Tuesday, and the remaining two sandwiches on June 18th. McDonald's is the official restaurant of the FIFA World Cup. マクドナルド ワールドカップ
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/worldcup/taste/index.html#brazil
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I am not sure if this has just made it to Japan or not, but the Outback Steakhouse Japan Bloomin' Burger is being advertised. You may have seen news from the US, where this burger was singled out as one of the indulgent burgers not to be eaten regularly if you are on a diet. A large beef patty topped with bloomin' onion slices with a side of fries come to 1,574 kcal and 100 grams of fat. Looks good though. アウトバックステーキハウス
http://www.outbacksteakhouse.co.jp/
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McDonald's is offering an indulgent version of the Big Mac for a limited time. Four patties instead of the usual two.The price is 419 yen (including tax). マクドナルド メガマック
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/megamac/index.html
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Meiji is the iconic chocolate in Japan, similar to Hershey bars in the US. This advertisement reminds customers that chocolate is a source of magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc. Some people might have issues with an advertisement like this. Personally, I don't have a problem. This is another way of saying that chocolate is not empty calories, unlike certain fizzy drinks. This advertisement is not false, but it is up to the consumer to think one step further - if I need one or all these minerals, is chocolate the best way to get it. Probably not, but at least there is something nutritious contained in those addictive black bars. 明治 チョコ
http://www.meiji.co.jp/
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Two liter bottles of Kirin Lager were sold from 1933 to 1943 and cost only 1 yen 10 sen per bottle. Oh . . . if that were only the price today. The bottle shown here is a replica produced in 1983 to commemorate the opening of the new Sendai Factory. キリンラガービール
http://www.kirin.co.jp/
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Despite the long and somewhat awkward name, this is an interesting product. Morinaga appears to be rolling most of the functional ingredients it is known for into a single yogurt drink. Sold only by home delivery, something Japanese companies do to help ensure loyalty and regular useage, this one dose a day product includes the following functional ingredients:
1) lactoferrin, an antimicrobial protein found in relatively large quantities in mother's milk
2) BB536, a bifidobacterium that promotes good bacteria in the microbiota
and
3) MoLac, a Lactobacillus paracasei bacterium which even in it killed state, not live, boosts immune function.
Oddly, by some definitions, this would not count as a probiotic, because (2) is not a Lactobacillus strain and (3) used as a killed bacteria. Other definitions include Bifidobacteria, so this would count under those definitions. 森永 カラダ強くするのむヨーグルト
http://takuhaimilk.ne.jp/products/lfdrink/
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Coca Cola Japan is conducting a campaign and giveaway to coincide with the World Cup. Special Coke and Coke Zero bottles have Japanese player's names printed on them. At checkout, you receive a code on your receipt, which you use to receive points on your account on the Coca Cola Japan website. Various prizes are offered accumulating points: personalized Coke bottles (your name printed on the label), towels designed by Keisuke Honda (national team member), Sony TVs and Walkmans, etc. コカ・コーラ
https://secure-c.cocacola.co.jp/sealcp/l2014/
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Glico is offering a mint chocolate version of its popular Giantcone ice cream series exclusively through 7-Eleven convenience stores for a limited time. Specials like this are usually a little more unusual, but mint chocolate might be enough to have some people choose 7-Eleven over other stores, I suppose. Other people, myself included, find the mint chocolate flavor combination almost inexplicably repellant. Chocolate is great and mint is fine, but mint chocolate is a completely different animal. グリコ ジャイアントコーン チョコミント
http://www.glico.co.jp/ice/giant/giant.html
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Suntory is also opening a beer garden location, this one in trendy Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, and only for one month. That is a lot of effort for just one month, but they are likely to get a lot of media coverage to justify the expense. サントリー
http://www.suntory.co.jp/beer/premium/event/hills/
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