On a recent trip to Japan, I found a fiber-forward soda that tastes like Diet Coke and keeps things moving

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On my recent vacation to Japan, I learned they are light-years ahead of the US in many ways – from their high-tech toilets and efficient bullet trains to … diet sodas.

Amidst the chilled bottles of Coke Zero and Sugar-Free Pepsi stocked in the fridge of practically every 7-Eleven was another mysterious beverage in a bright white can – Coke Plus, which my friend heard about from the internet’s goldmine of travel videos.