Asahi Winter Gift Beer

Asahi is offering a seasonal beer (2nd category) which features European hops and partially crystal malts. アサヒ、冬の贈り物

http://www.asahibeer.co.jp/fuyuno-okurimono/

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Lotte Halloween Choco Pie

Lotte is selling a Halloween version of its Choco Pie (which is similar to what Americans know as a moon pie). The package says there is a secret flavor sprinkled by a witch, that can be found on a special webpage. Spoiler alert! - - answer - - sweet honey. Not sure if a flavor spinkled by a witch would go over well in the US bible belt, but it is no problem here.

http://www.lotte.co.jp/products/brand/halloween/

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Mister Donut Halloween Specials

Mister Donut is a donut shop chain. These Halloween special donuts are all pumpkin flavored - they either contain pumpkin or they are covered in pumpkin flavored chocolate.

http://www.misterdonut.jp/m_menu/new/121001_001/index.html

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Yamazaki Nabisco

Nabisco goes through Yamazaki Baking in Japan in the form of a joint venture company, Yamazaki-Nabisco. The big Nabisco brands are carried: Oreo, Ritz, Chip Star, Premium crackers, etc.

http://www.yamazaki-nabisco.co.jp/index.html

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Calpis Welch's Fruit Juices

Welch's fruit juices goes through Calpis, and thus Ajinomoto, in Japan. I didn't realize it, but the website notes that Welch's first went on sale in America in the year 1869.

http://www.calpis.co.jp/welch/lineup/

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Hard Rock Cafe Egypt Pin

This pin celebrates the current King Tut exhibit on display at the Ueno Royal Museum in Ueno, Tokyo.

http://www.hardrockjapan.com/merchandise/2012_ueno_egypt_series.asp#drummer_pin

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McDonald's McLunch

Starting tomorrow, McDonald's will be offering McLunch specials between 10:30 and 2 pm. The small sets include a teriaki burger (pictured), chicken nuggets or a filet'o fish sandwich for 390 yen. There are also 500 yen sets which include a Big Mac, double cheeseburger or a chicken filet.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/campaign/mclunch/index.html

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MegMilk Snow Brand Dole

Dole fruit juices of the US goes through MegMilk Snow Brand in Japan. 雪印メグミルク、ドール

http://www.meg-snow.com/dole/

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Kirin Whiskey Selector

Kirin has an online, interactive discover whisky selector allows you to choose the right whisky for your taste or for the right occasion. You choose from Kirin brands of course, but it is interesting. You can click on whether you like mild or dry, you can choose what type of food you will be eating it with or you can choose by category (meaning Japanese, Scotch, Irish, American or Canadian). This photo is the best non-interactive representation and shows a few of the many whisky brands that go through Kirin in Japan on a chart from mild (left) to dry (right).

http://www.kirin.co.jp/brands/sw/discover_whisky/index.html

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Meiji Hokkaido Premium White Chocolate

These is cheese flavored chocolate (actually it is described as cheese-chocolate, but I am not sure exactly what that means and there is not an ingredient list) covered in white chocolate. It is described as being creamy and yet having a deep body thanks to the milk and an umami taste from the cheese.

http://catalog-p.meiji.co.jp/products/sweets/chocolate/010199/02687.html

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