SoraNews24 —Japan News—

The Internet wept as one at Eiichiro Oda’s beautiful fanart of Luffy sharing a feast with Momoko Sakura’s self-insert following her death this month.

Japan
(anime • Chibi Maruko-chan • Eiichiro Oda • Luffy • manga • moving • One Piece • touching)

“Your 20s are your tutorial mode.” — Japanese dad likens each decade of life to a video game stage

Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2018

From download to post-boss content, loving dad shares his mature wisdom in a way that’s easy for his much younger son to relate to.

Japan
(COK • cool • dads • moving • parents • touching • video games)

Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station’s west side: Quite possibly best spot in Japan for Pokémon GO

Master Blaster
Aug 30, 2018

We can’t say definitively that it’s the best, but 12 shiny Eevees in three hours is hard to beat.

Japan
(COK • Eevee • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokemon Plaza • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • Tokyo • video games • Yodobashi Camera)

Manga teaches how to fall asleep in just 10 minutes with near-absolute certainty

Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2018

Six simple steps to slumber require no breathing apparatuses, hard liquor, or any other sleep aids.

Japan
(clever • cool • health • life hacks • manga • sleep • twitter)

USJ hotel’s horror-themed room is back, ensures customers won’t have a good night’s sleep

Koh Ruide
Aug 30, 2018

How could you when the haunted room is filled with bloodstains, cobwebs, severed limbs, and a hidden switch that’ll whisk you into a nightmare world?

Japan
(Amusement Parks • cool • halloween • hotels • scary • travel • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Japan’s handsome, buff Swedish gardener now has a new job: Working out silently on public TV

Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2018

Shows off his bodybuilding form as past of educational program with soulful saxophone soundtrack.

Europe, Japan
(fitness • foreigners in Japan • funny • Handsome men • muscles • NHK • Tatsumasa Murasame • video • weird)

Can these 500-yen (US$4.50) Daiso wigs make our 39-year-old writer look as fabulous as he feels?

Master Blaster
Aug 30, 2018

There’s a party in these wigs and everyone’s invited.

Japan
(COK • Daiso • experiment • fashion • Go Hatori • hair • SNOJ • wigs)

Let’s get some cash from Japan’s sexy anime men ATMs【Photos, video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2018

The Tokyo ATMs sound like the perfect cash dispensers for female otaku, so naturally we sent Mr. Sato to try them out.

Japan
(anime • ATMs • banks • COK • cool • funny • Mr. Sato • Seven Concierge • SNOJ • weird)

Kanye West receives flack for too-small Yeezy slides, calls it “The Japanese Way”

Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2018

West tries to reinvent the world of footwear with a trick the Japanese have been using for centuries, but his comments aren’t entirely accurate.

Japan
(celebrities • fashion • geta • Japanese shoes • Kanye West • Kim Kardashian • shoes • Yeezy • Yeezy slides)

Conan O’Brien announces trip to Japan in negotiation over rural Tottori Prefecture’s Conan Town

Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2018

American comedian responds to Hokei mayor’s request for his face on Mount Rushmore, says he’ll be here in Japan next week.

Japan, USA
(anime • celebrities • Conan O'Brien • Conan Town • crazy • Detective Conan • funny • Hokuei • manga • Tottori)

Massive storm lights up Tokyo with thousands of lightning strikes 【Pics & Videos】

Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2018

It was the strongest thunderstorm to hit the capital in years.

Japan
(awsome • disaster prevention • lightning • news • rain • scary • storms • Tokyo • weather)

This is what Tokyo’s ultra-premium 12,960-yen (US$117) seaweed looks like

Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2018

SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato continues to live the high life (sort of) as he pairs the most expensive nori he could find with the cheapest rice available.

Japan
(COK • crazy • expensive food • food • Mr. Sato • nori • seaweed • SNOJ • Tokyo)

Can rhythm games make you a pro drummer? Japanese DrumMania fans investigate【Video】

Katy Kelly
Aug 29, 2018

In a recent viral video, gamers test their skills at the local recording studio. Is all of that hot-blooded tapping a step on the way to stardom?

Japan
(awesome • cool • drums • DumMania • experment • funny • instruments • music • rhythm games • video • video games)

Intense rainfall suddenly floods part of Tokyo’s Asagaya neighborhood【Video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2018

Japan’s “guerrilla rain” launches a summer squall sneak attack.

Japan
(flood • Guerrilla rain • rain • Tokyo • video • weather)

Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida smashes Guinness World Record by bursting balloons with her butt

Oona McGee
Aug 28, 2018

The speed and accuracy of her bottom was truly astounding.

Japan
(24 Hour Television • crazy • funny • Guinness world records • LOL • Saori Yoshida • sports • videos • weird)

Fangirl your finances! 7-Eleven Bank’s new ATMs will greet you with sexy anime man voices

Katy Kelly
Aug 28, 2018

New 7-Eleven ATMs installed at select Animate locations will feature luscious anime pinup art and compelling lines from top-rate voice actors.