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All the amazing Japanese Starbucks Frappuccinos SoraNews24 tried in 2018【Taste tests】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 29, 2018 - Tweet
The year in review for Starbucks’ blended ice dessert drinks is a delicious trip down memory lane.
Elderly woman drives at speed on sidewalk in Japan 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Dec 29, 2018
The scene was captured on video until she disappeared from view.
- Japan
- (drivers • driving • elderly drivers • Japanese drivers • middle-aged women • Miyazaki • news • obachan • omg • roads • scooters • traffic • videos)
Twitter photographer captures Japanese newlyweds… and a glimpse of their possible future
- Katy Kelly
Dec 29, 2018
There’s a poetic beauty to this shot that will make the couple want to revisit it decades down the line.
Wheelchair fraudsters fake disabilities at Tokyo Disneyland, get called “jerks” online
- Casey Baseel
Dec 29, 2018
Pair of visitors get called “jerks” online, but we’d have picked a harsher label.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • customer service • Disney • fraud • fraudsters • scam • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • wheelchairs)
Remind yourself to drink water with this conch seashell PET bottle cover
- Oona McGee
Dec 28, 2018
Stay hydrated with the help of a seashell.
- Japan
- (conch • cute • drinks • Felissimo • Kawaii • LOL • PET bottles • seashells • shells • shopping • water • YOU+MORE!)
The beautiful Santacos Santa cosplayers of Christmas 2018【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2018
A belated Christmas present from Japan’s idols and models.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • Christmas • cosplay • cosplayers • Santa • Santa Claus • Santacos)
Pokémon characters Pikachu and Eevee star in 2019 Mister Donut fukubukuro New Year’s lucky bag
- Oona McGee
Dec 28, 2018
Pocket monsters Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur also join in the fun for this hugely popular collection.
- Japan
- (donuts • doughnuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • Misdo • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon)
Real-world Final Fantasy wedding ceremony/reception plan to be offered in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2018
Celebrate the completion of your quest to find your true love with a real-world version of the video game’s Ceremony of Eternal Bonding.
- Japan
- (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • marriage • romance • Square Enix • video games • weddings)
132 hours of a fixed camera on creepy dolls to be broadcast live on Japanese video site
- Master Blaster
Dec 28, 2018
Ring in the new year by getting into a staring contest with a pair of dark, soulless eyes for five-and-a-half days.
McDonald’s Japan releases special fukubukuro lucky bag for 2019
- Oona McGee
Dec 28, 2018
Free coupons and exclusive merchandise all wrapped up in a cute reusable brown paper takeout bag.
- Japan
- (fast food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • merchandise)
Starbucks Japan releases New Year’s mugs and travel cups featuring lucky cats, daruma and Mt Fuji
- Oona McGee
Dec 28, 2018
Adorable Japanese drinkware range pays homage to traditional Japanese motifs and traditions.
- Japan
- (cups • cute • drinks • drinkware • Japanese New Year • Kawaii • mugs • New Year 2018 New Year 2019 • New Year's • NYE • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Cosmetic brand Kate to hand out exclusive cosplay makeup handbook for free at Winter Comiket
- Koh Ruide
Dec 28, 2018
If you’re planning to attend Winter Comiket this year, be sure to drop by their booth for some valuable cosmetic tips.
- Japan
- (Comiket • cool • cosmetics • cosplay makeup • cosplayers • makeup • tips • Winter Comiket)
The tragic tale of Maruo the Capybara: Zoo’s death announcement sounds like a harrowing drama
- Katy Kelly
Dec 28, 2018
As sad as it is to lose any animal from their entourage, this zoo went above and beyond to mark this furry friend’s passing as a real tragedy.
- Japan
- (animal behavior • animal death • cabybaras • capybara • Hitachi Kamine Zoo • wtf • zoo)
Wait…Hello Kitty has a twin sister?!?!?
- Casey Baseel
Dec 28, 2018
You’re not seeing double! The Sanrio icon really does have a twin sibling, though she’s very different from her world-famous sister.
Writer for Hollywood version of anime Your Name says Japanese side wants Westernized viewpoint
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2018
”If they wanted a Japanese live-action version, they would just do it themselves.”
- Japan
- (anime • Live action • Makoto Shinkai • movies • your name.)
One Piece announces Tony Tony Chopper bridal rings, DIY jewelry service
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 27, 2018
One Piece and accessory store U-Treasure had two awesome announcements just in time for the holiday season.
- Japan
- (cool • custom jewelry • DIY • jewelry • One Piece • wedding ring • workshop)
Official Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball cosplay outfits from Japan turn your pet into an anime hero
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2018
All Sailor Senshi represented, and a few Dragon Ball villains are also part of the new line of pet supplies.
- Japan
- (animals • Bandai • cats • Charapeti • COK • cosplay • cute • dogs • Dragon Ball Z • pets • Sailor Moon)
Cold Stone now has sakura mochi ice cream in Japan for a limited time!
- Oona McGee
Dec 27, 2018
The addition of pounded sticky rice makes this new creation taste like a traditional Japanese daifuku sweet.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Cold Stone • daifuku • desserts • ice cream • Japanese desserts • mochi • sakura • sweets)
We try Starbucks Japan’s grand finale for the year: The triple-sesame Frappuccino【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2018
Delicious drink is packed with all the goma we never knew we wanted.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • goma • Japan Wonder Project • sesame • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
Unassuming noodle restaurant without an overhead sign in Akihabara is totally worth a visit
- Krista Rogers
Dec 27, 2018
Our reporter happily stumbles across this tucked-away culinary gem in the electronics district of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • dandanmian • food • Noodles • ramen • Restaurant • tantanmen • Tokyo • Yabuzuka)
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Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
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