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Pokémon fan learns the startling truth about the Wooloo plushie

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2019
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Stuffed animal of Sword and Shield’s adorable sheep Pokémon isn’t quite as sheep-like as fan expected.

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• Japan
• (anime • funny • plushies • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • stuffed animals • video games • Wooloo)

Japan’s most popular curry chain now has vegan soup curry, and it’s delicious【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Dec 27, 2019

The curry chain that’s all about giving you exactly the kind of curry you want expands its no-animal-product lineup.

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• Japan
• (coco ichi • coco ichibanya • curry • food • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • vegan • vegetarian)

If you were naked in a Daiso 100 yen store, could you put together an entire outfit? We find out

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2019

What if the Terminator appeared in Daiso?

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• Japan
• (100-yen stores • COK • crazy • Daiso • fashion • funny • Go Hatori • SNJO • Terminator • weird)

Residents don’t want Kyoto Animation to build monument, memorial park to victims at arson site

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2019

Kyoto neighborhood organization says it would “destroy the peaceful lifestyle” of local residents.

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• Japan
• (anime • arson • crime • Kyoto Animation • Kyoto Animation arson attack • society)

Man at Ichiran ramen receives frightening note from man in the next booth

• Oona McGee
  Dec 26, 2019

Slid under the dividing partition, the handwritten note begins with “Don’t say anything”.

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• Japan
• (crazy • Ichiran • Japanese men • Noodles • notes • ramen • scary • Toilets • Tokyo • twitter • weird)

Busty ninja girl barred from Smash Bros. gets her own Tokyo pop-up store/merch line【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2019

Nintendo’s crossover series won’t let Mai Shiranui in, but no one can keep her down!

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • Akihabara Container • COK • Fatal Fury • King of Fighters • SNK • Super Smash Bros. • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate • video games)

Japan actually watches MORE adult videos on Christmas, study shows, but how come?

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2019

Japanese users of one of the Internet’s largest adult portals are OK breaking up the silence of the holy night with passionate panting.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • society)

Japan votes on the rudest behaviors seen on trains and at stations this year

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 26, 2019

This year’s ranking includes Kanto vs. Kansai regional variations in addition to the overall list.

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• Japan
• (etiquette • Japan Private Railway Association • ranking • rude behavior • survey • train • train etiquette)

Beautiful Santacos models return to give a Christmas present for good little cosplay fans【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 25, 2019

’Tis the season for Japan’s cosplay models to slip into their cute and sexy Santa outfits.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Santa Claus • Santacos)

Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Dec 25, 2019

Happy holidays to our readers both in Japan and around the world!
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• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

Tenga releases masturbatory aid party crackers for the Christmas holidays

• SoraNews24
  Dec 24, 2019

‘Tis the season to be jolly and blow a load of streamers on all your friends

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• Japan
• (Christmas • crackers • crazy • funny • parties • party crackers • Tenga • weird)

We cooked Japan’s 2,000-yen mail-order Ramen of the Year, but was it worth it?【Taste test】

• Shannon McNaught
  Dec 24, 2019

If you’re a die-hard ramen fan, you’ll understand our need to find the truth.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • mail order • ramen • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo • tonkotsu • Yume wo Katare)

How to respond to Japanese people saying “I don’t speak English” when you’re speaking Japanese?

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 24, 2019

A cutting comeback from a Japanese-proficient foreigner leaves one man with a permanent emotional scar, but there are softer ways to make your point too.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • language • learning japanese • linguistics • society)

“World’s most beautiful Starbucks” gets a makeover in Japan, but is it still beautiful?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 24, 2019

We visit the award-winning Starbucks to see if it’s still worthy of its title after a facelift. 

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffeehouse • coffeehouses • food • food and drink • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Toyama • travel)

Making a low-budget, Tokyo Star Wars tribute gave us a new respect for the movie-making Force【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 24, 2019

Having a lightsaber duel at the SoraNews24 office ended up being a ton of fun AND a ton of work.

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• Japan
• (awesome • COK • cool • funny • lightsabers • movies • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • Star Wars • The Rise of Skywalker • video)

Create your own biodegradable good-luck “beckoning cat” figurine… with plain salt!

• Kay
  Dec 24, 2019

If you’re looking for a cute way to bring in good luck, this unique manekineko mold might be what you’re looking for.

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• Japan
• (cat • cute • maneki-neko • Village Vanguard)

Can you guess which world children’s literature stars these awesome “anime” characters are?

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 24, 2019

From The Chronicles of Narnia to Anne of Green Gables, Japanese children’s book publisher’s artwork shines.

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• Japan
• (anime • Anne of Green Gables • awesome • books • COK • cool • illustration • manga • The Chronicles of Narnia)

We make a DIY face gel out of yuzu seeds, and it’s surprisingly cheap and easy!

• Dale Roll
  Dec 23, 2019

Did you know that every part of the yuzu citrus fruit can be used for something?

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • cosmetics • DIY • Meg • sake • skincare • SNJO • yuzu)

Kyoto Animation closing donation account for arson attack victims soon

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 23, 2019

If you want to help the victims of the fire and their families, now is the time.

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• Japan
• (anime • arson • donation • Kyoto Animation • Kyoto Animation arson attack)

Akihabara bar’s secret menu beer is a massive treat in the world’s biggest otaku culture center

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 23, 2019

An ura menu treat for those in the know.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • awesome • bars • beer • big food • COK • crazy • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo • ura menu • Yodobashi Camera)

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