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Beautiful Legend of Zelda Lego set is series’ first buildable block crossover【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 29, 2024
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Two versions of the Great Deku tree and three versions of Link are part of the set recommended for fans 18-and-up.

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• Global, Japan
• (awesome • Breath of the Wild • cool • Legend of Zelda • LEGO • nintendo • Ocarina of TIme • video games)

Uniqlo releases T-shirt collaboration with K-pop group Treasure

• Shannon
  May 22, 2024

Six t-shirts for six iconic Treasure songs.

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• Global, Japan, Korea
• (collaboration • fashion collection • Find Your Treasure • Kpop • treasure • tshirts • Uniqlo • Uniqlo UT)

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Jan 1, 2024

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (COK • happy holidays • happy new year • Japanese New Year • new year • New Year 2023 • new year's 2023 • SNO • traditions)

Back-to-back airings of the movie Titanic put Fuji TV in hot water

• Master Blaster
  Jun 27, 2023

Too soon?

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• Global, Japan
• (disasters • Fuji TV • James Cameron • movies • Oceangate • submarine • television • Titan • Titanic)

Ramen oil gathering game Ramen Oil Pecking Simulator coming to Steam soon!

• Master Blaster
  Jun 19, 2023

Gotta gather it all!

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (food • funny • ramen • Ramen Oil Pecking Simulator • video games • weird)

Japanese passport ranks yet again as the most mobile in the world in 2023

• Dale Roll
  Jan 15, 2023

You can go almost anywhere with a Japanese passport!

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • Japan • passport • society • travel • visas)

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• Oona McGee
  Jan 1, 2023

It’s time to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit!

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (COK • happy holidays • happy new year • Japanese New Year • new year • New Year 2023 • new year's 2023 • SNO • traditions)

Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Dec 25, 2022

Happy holidays to all of our readers!

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

Our expert analysis on Japan’s World Cup progress

• Master Blaster
  Dec 3, 2022

“Kick” is our middle name.

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • crazy • FIFA World Cup • football • funny • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • soccer • sports • weird • World Cup)

University of Tokyo lecturer suggests giving cars big cartoon eyes will make them safer

• Master Blaster
  Oct 26, 2022

The cars have eyes.

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• Global, Japan
• (autonomous cars • Chia-ming Chang • eyes • safety • technology • University of Tokyo)

One Piece singer Ado announces partnership to bring her music to the U.S., rest of the world【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2022

Mysterious singing sensation addresses fans in English in special video message.

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• Global, Japan, USA
• (Ado • anime • J-Pop • music • One Piece • singers • Usseewa)

The trailer for the Super Mario Bros. CG animated movie is finally here【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2022

Nintendo gives us a peek at the moment Mario arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom for the very first time.

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• Global, Japan
• (Illumination Entertainment • movies • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. movie • video • video games)

Sony is raising the price of the PlayStation5

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2022

Almost two years after the system launched, this is not the price revision we were hoping for.

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • playstation • PlayStation 5 • PS5 • Sony • video games)

All Shonen Plus Jump serializations to get simultaneous English digital releases starting in 2023

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 1, 2022

Shonen Jump wants fans all over the world to share the excitement of their favorites series at the same time.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (anime • COK • manga • Manga Plus • Shonen Jump • Shueisha)

Stranger Things fails to overtake Spy X Family on Netflix Japan

• Master Blaster
  Jun 4, 2022

Stranger things have happened.

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (anime • Netflix • society • Spy x Family • Stranger Things • streaming services • TV • TV shows)

Foreigners can now apply for visas to visit fiancés living in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 3, 2022

Relaxed entry procedure now in effect.

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• Global, Japan
• (border control • coronavirus • dating • foreigners in Japan • international couples • international relationships • marriage • relatonships • reopening borders • romance • travel • weddings)

Japan reopens to international tourists June 10, no vaccinations required for 98 countries

• Casey Baseel
  May 27, 2022

Travelers from U.S., China, and other Group Blue countries will not have to show proof of vaccination or undergo PCR testing.

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• Global, Japan
• (border restrictions • COK • society • travel.coronavirus)

Makers of Azuki Bar report record profits in 2021

• Master Blaster
  May 15, 2022

It couldn’t have happened to a nicer frozen snack.

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• Global, Japan
• (azuki • azuki bar • business • food • frozen snacks • Imuraya)

Japan increases entry limits, offers extra financial aid for foreign students

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2022

Plan could allow all foreign students waiting for entry to be in Japan by mid-summer.

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • education • foreigners in Japan • government • Living in Japan • society • study in Japan • travel)

Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Dec 25, 2021

Happy holidays to you, our wonderful readers!

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• Global, Internet, Japan
• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

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