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I ordered at the first Starbucks Shinkansen platform store! How is the menu/ordering procedure, etc. different from the existing stores?

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Starbucks Coffee Japan will open “Starbucks Coffee JR Shin-Yokohama Station Shinkansen Down Platform 11” on November 21, the first store in Japan on a Shinkansen platform. This new style store, based on the concept of “Brewed to Go,” will open near Car 11 on Shinkansen platforms 3 and 4 at JR Shin-Yokohama Station (Tokaido and…

USJ to hold “Uni Spring” again in 2026, with 1-day ¥1,000 and annual pass ¥2,000 discount, as well as special live concerts

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Universal Studios Japan (2-1-33 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will hold a student support campaign “Uni Spring” from January 30 to April 5, 2026. During the period, the “[UNI Spring Limited] 1-Day Student Discount Pass” is available at a discount of 1,000 yen off the regular price (price varies depending on the admission date)….

Reused costumes of cast members including Big Thunder Mountain and Pooh Corner. Six bags/wappens are now available.

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Tokyo Disney Resort will release six new “Circulating Smile” merchandise items on December 4, 2012, which are repurposed from Cast Member costumes. From the “Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blaster” costume, which closed in 2024, a badge badge (two types, 5,000 yen each), shoulder bag (22,000 yen), and tote bag (30,000 yen) are produced. The costume-shaped badge…

Tokyo Banana Collection for the 85th anniversary of the release of Disney’s “Fantasia” movie. Jacquard bags and eco bags also available.

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GrapeStone will release seven items from the Disney SWEETS COLLECTION by Tokyo Banana on November 27 for a limited time to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the release of the Disney film “Fantasia. The lineup includes two types of sweets, a bite-sized cake and a cookie sandwich, as well as five miscellaneous items, including a…