MegMilk Snow Brand Lychee Tea

This is a lychee tea from MegMilk Snow Brand. Lychee is popular in Japan, so this is not surprising. The interesting/ugly comic on the package. I thought it might be a popular comic, but could not find any information about it anywhere. They mention that customers should look forward to the story, so I suppose there will be more in the series. Maybe this character appeals to kids, it certainly would not attract me to the product though. 雪印 ライチティー

http://www.meg-snow.com/news/2012/pdf/20121004-483.pdf (PDF)

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Kobe Pudding KitKat

Kobe, similar to Yokohama, has an international image and was were many foreigners lived during the pre-modern era. The special Kobe KitKat variety is pudding flavored (pudding is popular, but still considered a Western import) and the special box is in the shape of an ijinkan 異人館 (the type of house foreigners built during the Meiji Era). ネスレ キットカット 神戸プリン 異人館 Nestle

http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/omiyage/kk_mni_kobepudding_ijinkan.html

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Haagen Dazs Vanilla

According to the website, Haagen Dazs Vanilla has been part of the line-up since 1961, when the brand started. Japan is no exception, as this flavor tops the list of current offerings.

http://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/products/minicup/vanilla.html

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Pronto Wine Spritzers

Pronto is promoting wine spritzers on its bar menu. This photo shows a wine spritzer-white liver pate set. プロント、ワイン、スプリッツァー

http://www.pronto.co.jp/menu/bar/index.html

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MegMilk Snow Brand Pokemon Drinks

MegMilk Snow Brands has a Pokemon series of dairy based drinks in four flavors: coffee, yogurt, strawberry and banana.

http://www.meg-snow.com/products/juice/7f553.html

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Blueberry Cheesecake KitKat

There is a combined area called the Joetsu-Koshinetsu region 上・甲信越 which includes Niigata, Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures and sort of takes up a long narrow area of central Japan. It looks sort of strange, but it is frequently thought of as belonging together. A good example is this blueberry cheese cake-white chocolate KitKat is limited to sales in that region. ネスレ キットカット ブルーベリーチーズケーキ Nestle

http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/omiyage/kk_mini_blueberrycheese.html

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Haagen Dazs Crispy Sandwich

Haagen Dazs' current line-up for its Crispy Sandwich series includes Strawberry Fondue, Vanilla & Beans, and Caramel Custard.

http://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/crispy_sand/index.html

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Pronto November Pastas

These are the November pasta specials at Pronto:
Tomato cream sauce spaghetti with red snow crab
紅ずわい蟹のトマトクリーム
Carbonara spaghetti with Autumn vegetables
秋野菜のカルボナーラ
Japanese-style spaghetti with thick shitake mushrooms and pancetta
肉厚しいたけとパンチェッタの和風

プロント

http://www.pronto.co.jp/menu/cafe/food.html

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MegMilk Snow Brand Pizza Flavored Cheese

MegMilk Snow Brand is introducing pizza flavored 6-piece processed cheese portions. They are advertising them as snacks or for a "family party". 雪印 ピザ チーズ

http://www.meg-snow.com/products/processed-cheese/190c2.html

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Shinshu Chili Pepper KitKat

This is another offering only available in the Nagano/Shinshu area. A collaboration with Yawataya, a spice shop with roots in the Edo Era, they have developed a chili pepper-chocolate variety of KitKat only available in that area. ネスレ キットカット 八幡屋礒五郎 一味唐辛子 信州 Nestle

http://d.nestle.jp/kitkat/omiyage/kk_mini_yawataya.html

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