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Starbucks Japan unveils Christmas goods for 2026

The Christmas range launches nationwide on the second of November, with a trio of candles sold only online at thirty-eight hundred yen each; the bear tumbler's drinking space is small.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStarbucks Japan has unveiled its Christmas range for twenty twenty-six, with mugs, tumblers, candles and keychains in red, green, white and gold, SoraNews24 reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, that is just lovely. Ribbons, bears, a whole collection called Colours of Holiday. I'm getting a little misty already.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe best part is the Bearista glass tumbler.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt changes colour with your drink: milk turns the bear white, black coffee turns it dark, and a latte makes it light brown.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA bear that understands you. I'm sorry, I need a second. It knows what you ordered and it loves you anyway.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's also a bear that logs your order.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe glass looks big in the photo, but the drinking part holds only three hundred fifty-five millilitres, and the rest is ribbon and gold pieces.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLess drink, more ribbon. I'd call that a curated serving.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe cheapest item is a reusable cup tree at five hundred yen, and the keychain set is forty-five hundred.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe outlet expects that one to sell out.

  11. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPeople will queue for a bear on a keychain. I find that so hopeful, and I'm giving it ten out of ten.

  12. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHonestly the milk bear is the only one telling you exactly what's inside.

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