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Do Tokyo natives get lost in Shinjuku and Shibuya too? We ask our in-office Tokyo-ites

• Shannon
  Apr 4, 2022
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The maze of Shinjuku Station and beyond may just be a maze for everyone.

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• Japan
• (Go Hatori • Ikebukuro • Seiji Nakazawa • sense of direction • Shibuya • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Tokyo natives • Yoshio)

Taste testing Japanese confectionary company’s vegan “meat” bun to see if it satisfies us

• Shannon
  Mar 30, 2022

What happens when you take the meat out of meat buns?

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• Japan
• (Imuraya • nikuman • plant-based • plant-based meat • plant-based nikuman)

Nike takes over Cross Shinjuku Vision’s giant screen with 3D sneakers… and cat paws

• Shannon
  Mar 28, 2022

The popular 3D screen isn’t just for cats anymore.

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• Japan
• (3D ad • Air Max • Air Max 1 • anniversary • cool • Cross Shinjuku Vision • Nike)

Japanese school bag collaborates with a limited express train company for one awesome bag

• Shannon
  Mar 22, 2022

Give your little train otaku a bag they’ll use for years.

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• Japan
• (backpacks • bags • COK • fashion • randoseru • school bag • train otaku • trains)

Experience super accessible glamping in a seaside park at Fukuoka’s INN THE PARK

• Shannon
  Mar 22, 2022

Luxurious oceanside camping just got a lot more accessible.

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• Japan
• (Fukuoka • glamping • INN THE PARK • Kyushu • outdoors • Uminonakamichi Park • vacation)

Disney villain-themed eyeglasses in four styles up for presale in Japan

• Shannon
  Mar 15, 2022

Because why should only heroes hog the spotlight?

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• Japan
• (101 Dalmatians • collaboration goods • Disney • Disney villains • glasses • Sleeping Beauty • Snow White • The Little Mermaid • Zoff)

We get ready for camping season with Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated wooden mug

• Shannon
  Mar 14, 2022

It’s hard to imagine anyone finding this cup en-deer-ing.

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• Japan
• (Amazon • Amazon Japan • camping • Masanuki Sunakoma • outdoors • shopping • SNJO)

We make yakisoba hot sandwiches, the next trendy camping meal【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  Mar 8, 2022

Toasted bread tastes good, and yakisoba tastes good. Put them together = amazing.

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• Japan
• (camp • camp food • camping • camping food • COK • cooking • food • grilled sandwich • hot sandwich • sandwich • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test • yakisoba • yakisoba sandwich)

Can we successfully recreate Snoop Dogg’s cookbook recipes in Japan?【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  Mar 5, 2022

We find out whether or not there’s a learning curve to Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen.

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• Japan
• (cookbook • From Crook to Cook • Snoop Dogg • SoraKitchen)

Mister Donut celebrates sakura season 2022 with “Sakudo” blooming doughnuts

• Shannon
  Mar 1, 2022

See the blossoms, experience the blossoms, eat the blossoms.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossom treats • doughnuts • limited edition flavors • Mister Donut • sakura 2022 • sakura season)

A delicious bowl of Osaka soba stuffed with tempura shrimp that’s also an edible pun

• Shannon
  Feb 23, 2022

And it’s not a limited time offer!

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• Japan
• (COK • Noodles • Osaka • Shrimp • shrimp soba • SNJO • soba • tachigui soba • tempura)

Naomi Watanabe sports Adidas stripes in her hair to celebrate becoming brand ambassador

• Shannon
  Feb 22, 2022

Some are simply given a title, but others–like Naomi Watanabe–wear it proudly.

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• Japan
• (Adidas • COK • fashion • Naomi Watanabe)

Sailor Moon anime series celebrates 30 years with an Anna Sui accessory tie-up

• Shannon
  Feb 16, 2022

Pretty brand plus pretty characters? Pretty fashionable!

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• Japan
• (Anna Sui • collaboration goods • cute • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon 30th anniversary • stylish)

Resi Stay The Hotel Kyoto adds a new Hello Kitty-themed room with freebies

• Shannon
  Feb 15, 2022

Yet another reason to visit Kitty-yoto.

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• Japan
• (adorable • cute • Hello Kitty • Hello Kitty hotel • Kyoto • Kyoto hotel • Resi Stay • Sanrio)

Japanese company designs fashionable pouch to keep scraps of trash in

• Shannon
  Feb 9, 2022

Gum wrappers swimming at the bottom of your purse or pocket? No longer.

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• Japan

Kyoto sightseeing tour: exclusive temple tours, meditation lessons, and incense making

• Shannon
  Feb 7, 2022

The most zen part of our self-guided Kyoto tour.

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• Japan
• (Buddhist temple • exclusive • incense • Kyoto • matcha • meditation • sightseeing • SNO • tour • workshop • zazen)

Is a camping toaster from Daiso any good? We tested one so you don’t have to!

• Shannon
  Feb 2, 2022

Vertical toast is the best kind of camping toast.

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• Japan
• (camping • cheap products • Daiso • gear • taste-testing)

We tried a Japanese egg steamer to achieve the perfect breakfast eggs without a stove

• Shannon
  Jan 29, 2022

No more careful timing needed for the perfectly boiled egg!

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • cooking gadgets • cool • eggs • food • gadgets • Koizumi Seiki • onsen tamago • SNJO • SNO)

Japanese chocolate company sells Valentine’s Day school desks, tents, and more for nostalgia

• Shannon
  Jan 25, 2022

Re-experience the full spectrum of high school Valentine’s Day emotions.

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• Japan
• (Black Thunder • chocolate • delicious • funny • Japanese high school • seishun • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate • Yuraku Confectionery)

How much trash is in Village Vanguard’s 2022 Lucky Bags? We bought 7 to find out

• Shannon
  Jan 18, 2022

Because buying just one of anything isn’t an option at SoraNews24.

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • SNJO • useless • Village Vanguard • year of the tiger)

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