These Japan-exclusive beverages are harder to get than most.

Starbucks might have originated overseas but Japan has refined its offerings and taken them to a whole other level. Case in point is the chain’s Tea & Cafe stores, which only exist in Japan, at 30 select locations.

These stores specialise in tea-based beverages made with Starbucks’ Teavana brand teas, and serve exclusive drinks you won’t find at regular Starbucks locations.

This summer, an exclusive duo of drinks will be released, based around the theme of “Urban Oasis“. The star ingredient at the centre of this oasis is Pineapple Kona Pop, a new Teavana tea blend that combines sweetly tart pineapple notes with the subtle sweetness of apple and plenty of rose and marigold buds and petals, making it a refreshing treat for summer.

Said to have a vibrant and fragrant flavour, the new blend is being featured in the Pineapple & Coconut Frozen Tea Float (933 yen [US$5.82]) for takeout and 950 yen for dine-in), and the Craft Iced Tea Pineapple Kona Pop (628 yen takeout; 640 yen dine-in).

The Pineapple & Coconut Frozen Tea Float is constructed in layers, with a juicy pineapple pulp jelly and orange marmalade at the bottom of the cup, a frozen Pineapple Kona Pop, layered with creamy coconut cream, in the middle, and a topping of vanilla ice cream and coconut chips. According to Starbucks, this is a drink that can be enjoyed like a parfait, so you can enjoy the layers separately, or mix them together for full-on tropical flavour.

The Craft Iced Tea Pineapple Kona Pop is an exquisitely made drink, with baristas brewing the Kona Pop tea fresh for every order. The tea leaves are strained with a tea strainer and then rapidly chilled over ice to maximise the pineapple flavour and enhance the brightness of the rose and marigold botanicals, ensuring every cup contains a delightful, vibrant aroma.

After getting a taste of the Pineapple Kona Pop blend, you might find yourself falling in love with it, in which case you’ll be able to pick up a box to enjoy at home.

▼ Each 80-gram (2.8-ounce) box retails for 2,350 yen.

While the tea leaves will be available year-round as a standard product at Starbucks Tea & Cafe stores, the new drinks will only be on the menu for a limited time from 17 June. If you’re unable to visit a Tea & Cafe branch, then the chain can still satisfy your summertime fruit cravings at other retail outlets, with fruit gummies, muscat tea lattes, and a Banana Affogato Frappuccino.

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Active Time: 10 minutes  | Total Time: 10 minutes

Mango-Pineapple Yogurt Bowl

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1 cup (245 g) plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup (41 g) diced pineapple, fresh or frozen
• ¼ cup (41 g) diced mango, fresh or frozen
• 1/2 cup unsweetened bran cereal

Directions

In a non-stick pan, toast coconut flakes over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Assemble yogurt bowl by layering yogurt, pineapple chunks and mango chunks. Top with toasted coconut flakes and bran cereal.

Serves: 1 |  Serving Size: 1 yogurt bowl

Nutrition (Per serving): Calories: 292; Total Fat: 5g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Monounsaturated Fat: 0g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 12mg; Sodium: 196mg; Carbohydrate: 46g; Dietary Fiber: 16g; Sugar: 19g; Protein: 28g

Nutrition Bonus: Potassium: 608mg; Iron: 18%; Vitamin A: 0%; Vitamin C: 58%; Calcium: 38%

Originally published June 3, 2015; Updated February 2026

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LONDON, June 8 — Big tech firms operating in Britain must stop children circulating nude images on their phones or they will face legislation forcing them to do so, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today.

The announcement is Starmer’s latest effort to protect children ‌from the harmful impacts of technology. It comes as the Times reported that he is also planning to announce a ban on some social media platforms for those aged under 16.

“Today I’m calling on tech companies operating in this country to introduce device controls that prevent children from sending and receiving sexually explicit images,” Starmer said in a speech at London Tech Week. “This is not an impossible challenge.”

Under the new plans, firms like Apple and Google would have to build or activate technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images for children. Adults would still be able to take, share or view nude content through an age verification process.

If companies did not act within three months, the government said it would bring forward legislation to force them to do so or risk facing fines or, as a last resort, the threat of criminal liability for bosses.

Google said it was deeply committed to protecting children online.

“We are working constructively with UK partners to ‌find effective, privacy-preserving solutions that deter the spread of harmful content while ensuring a safe digital environment for young people,” a Google spokesperson said.

Apple did ⁠not comment. The company has tools designed to limit children’s exposure to ⁠explicit content, including a feature that warns when nudity is detected in images sent or received.

Social media ⁠ban coming soon, report says

The British authorities ⁠said blocking nudity was key, ⁠saying it would disrupt much of the grooming and sextortion model of gangs and predators who share nude images with others or use them to blackmail minors. They argue it is technically achievable and can be done quickly.

Currently a child sex abuse referral is made about every five minutes, with 91 per cent ⁠of images self-generated. Investigators say they deal with cases where predators groomed victims and encouraged them towards self-harming or suicide, forced them into bestiality and other sadistic live-streamed content.

The government said it wanted to work with industry and that age checks recently introduced by Apple were a significant step forward. But it wanted more action by both Apple and Google to block nudity by default and across third-party apps.

Britain has separately been considering whether to ban children from accessing social media in response to widespread concern about its overall safety and the impact it has ⁠on mental health. A public consultation on the issue closed in May.

Australia last year blocked children under 16 from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook.

France, Denmark and Poland are also considering tightening rules around social media use for ⁠children, while Greece in April announced it would ban access to those under the age of 15 from January 2027.

The Times reported Starmer was set to ⁠announce a ban ⁠for children under 16 on online platforms determined to be harmful while maintaining access to some safer forms of social media.

Asked about the report, a source at Downing Street said: “The prime minister is not afraid about taking on the tech companies and their bosses to protect young people.”

A source close to the matter ‌said a formal ban was unlikely to come this week. Experts are divided on how effective a total ban would be, while a group of young people in London recently told Reuters they were opposed to restrictions. — Reuters