{"id":12389,"date":"2012-05-30T12:07:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T22:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=12389"},"modified":"2020-12-24T07:39:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:39:51","slug":"news-keep-cool-in-japan-this-summer-with-salty-watermelon-pepsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/05\/30\/news-keep-cool-in-japan-this-summer-with-salty-watermelon-pepsi\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Keep Cool In Japan This Summer With Salty Watermelon Pepsi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pepsi Japan is releasing a salty watermelon flavor<\/a> this summer. To some of you this might seem odd, but this upcoming soda is probably the tamest thing the Japanese people have ever done to a watermelon. <\/p>\n

For decades, Japanese farmers have made square watermelons<\/a> and today they sell for around $150-$200 US. They also produce black watermelons<\/a>, which are pricier than the square ones. <\/p>\n

The Salty Watermelon Pepsi will be available in Japan on July 24 and will come in a 490 ml bottle. If you don’t live in Japan, which I believe is the case for 99.8 percent of all TIB readers, you can probably get your hands on some online via J-List, NapaJapan, or eBay.<\/p>\n

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Pepsi Japan is releasing a salty watermelon flavor this summer. To some of you this might seem odd, but this upcoming soda is probably the tamest thing the Japanese people have ever done to a watermelon. For decades, Japanese farmers have made square watermelons and today they sell for around $150-$200 US. 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