Snack company Calbee recalls 140,000 tubs of Jagarico potato snacks for the...
I love potato chips, don’t you? Except in the UK, where I’m from, we call them crisps because we already use the word “chips” to refer to those chunky morsels of potato commonly served with fish....
View ArticleChinese snack shysters rip off Koala’s March cookies, complete with gibberish...
It’s no secret that these days, everyone’s ripping everyone else off when it comes to products. But yummy Japanese snack foods seem to be a particular target, with Korean-based company Lotte famously...
View Article“Japanese steak sandwich” flavour potato chips have us slavering over our...
Here at RocketNews24, we love trying out all of Japan’s weird and wacky potato chip varieties. Just recently, we wrapped our chops around bags of banana and peach flavoured “breakfast” chips. And of...
View ArticleSnack time! Our team list their favorite Japanese convenience store treats
If you spend any length of time in Japan, you’ll probably find yourself at the convenience store quite a bit. While there are plenty of foods that you might not be accustomed too, there are also...
View ArticleDon’t drink alone! Nine Japanese snacks to accompany sake that you’ve...
Step up your sake game and flavor by trying some of these with your next bottle. If you’re old enough to drink, then chances are you’ve tried Japanese sake before. It has a unique flavor somewhere...
View ArticlePocky to introduce new box designs for special occasions, including “Sukky”...
Pocky packets receive a revamp with some…unusual…word amalgamations. Pocky, Japan’s well-known chocolate-covered crunchy biscuit stick, has been one of the country’s most popular sweet snacks since it...
View ArticleGreen tea chocolate-covered shrimp chips are the next big thing to hit...
Japan’s popular shrimp-flavoured snack now comes covered in a coating of dark green matcha chocolate. Japanese manufacturer Calbee is well-known for its range of potato chips, vegetable chips, and...
View ArticleAnnouncing the winners of our RocketNews24 x TokyoTreat KitKat Collection Box...
Were you one of the thousands of people who entered our epic KitKat giveaway? Find out if you’ve won here! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the time has finally come for us to announce the...
View ArticleSpicy Japanese potato snack Kara Mucho is now 800% spicier
Blast your taste buds to hell and back this summer with extreme spicy Japanese snacks. Kara Mucho is Japan’s most popular spicy potato chip snack. Over the 30 years since they launched in 1984, they...
View ArticleDoritos soy sauce wasabi and octopus dumpling sauce flavors come to Japan and...
These flavors are only available in Taiwan and Okinawa for a limited time! Starting April 18, two limited-time Doritos tortilla chip flavors will be available at Family Mart convenience stores...
View ArticleWe try out super spicy “Raging Fire Wasabi” rice crackers that allegedly...
A very dramatic sales pitch convinced Mr. Sato to make everyone in the office try them. Rice crackers are a popular snack in Japan, akin to potato chips or wheat crackers in the U.S., and like their...
View ArticleWith time and effort, a Japanese candy box becomes a ship sculpture worthy of...
A Twitter user spent hours folding, cutting and painstakingly arranging strips of an Alfort chocolate biscuit box to create a stunning, seaworthy-seeming sculpture. Japan is a veritable utopia of...
View ArticleThis classic Japanese candy shop is a trove of nostalgic treats, sends us...
We found a candy store/Showa-era time capsule in Fukuoka, and took lots of photos of its old-timey delights! How do you know you’ve gotten old? For some, it’s realizing that it’s been 29 years since...
View ArticleA vending machine where you don’t know what you’re buying until it comes out...
This vending machine has ‘mystery’ written all over it – literally. Vending machines are found absolutely everywhere you look in Japan. In fact, Japan has the highest density of vending machines...
View ArticleCorned beef taiyaki with melted cheese soon to be available for a limited...
The usually sweet Japanese snack is getting a delightful savory edition. Taiyaki is a more modern Japanese treat, but has become a staple at festivals and in shopping centers ever since its invention...
View ArticleSega releases Sonic the Hedgehog taiyaki to celebrate 80 years of Sega...
Gotta get these Sega snacks fast — especially if you like non-traditional taiyaki! Sega, established in 1960, is celebrating its 60th anniversary with something we can all get behind: food. They’ve...
View ArticleJapanese student criticised for campaign against excess plastic packaging
Some people in Japan just don’t want to part ways with individually wrapped candy. If you’ve ever enjoyed a rice cracker or biscuit from Japan, you’ve probably marvelled at the subtle flavour, the...
View ArticleLimited edition Ramen Pringles to be sold in Pringles vending machines in Japan
Make your hunt for this new Pringles flavor an adventure! Much like KitKats, Pringles in Japan come in all sorts of limited-edition flavors like green curry, cheeseburger, eggs benedict, pizza toast,...
View ArticlePringles Japan unveils its first original Mystery Flavor this summer
Should we be excited or terrified, Mr. P? You might have seen Pringles mystery flavors in your own country, but this is something a bit different. As of August 3, Pringles Japan is now selling their...
View ArticleWe track down rare Ramen Pringles, sold only at special vending machines in...
New Japan-only Pringles flavour is an adventure hunt! One of the things we love most about Pringles is their special limited-edition flavours, covering everything from takoyaki octopus balls through...
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