SoraNews24 —Japan News—

We’ll show you how to order off the menu at Starbucks to create a mind-blowingly delicious frappucino that tastes like a cheesecake-based Tiramisu.

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(cafes • Cheesecake • coffee • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • summer • sweets • tiramisu)

Summer sweetness arrives at Krispy Kreme Japan as colorful watermelon and lemon shaped doughnuts!

Kay
Jun 14, 2016

The new summer offerings from Krispy Kreme Japan are not only mouth-watering, but also eye-popping as well!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • lemon • sweets • watermelon)

Here’s why you’ll never want to hit a hole-in-one in Japan

Master Blaster
Jun 14, 2016

Japan may be the only country in the world that insures golfers in the event they hit a hole-in-one during a round of golf.

Culture, Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
(culture • Golf • hole-in-one • Insurance • sports)

We take on the “Giga Monster Burger” at Teddy’s Bigger Burger【Taste Test】

Jamie Koide
Jun 14, 2016

Two of our reporters try to tackle this 20-centimeter (8-inch) burger tower!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(eating • giga monster burger • hamburgers • hawaii • taste test • teddy's bigger burgers)

Three bridges in Okinawa Prefecture offer the most spectacular panoramic vistas of the sea【Pics】

Krista Rogers
Jun 14, 2016

Who wants to play hooky with us down in the islands next weekend?

Culture, Japan, Lifestyle
(beautiful • bridges • Miyakojima • Ocean • Okinawa • scenery • travel)

Make a happy occasion even happier with these Sanrio-themed birth registration forms!

Kay
Jun 13, 2016

How would you like to make the birth of your child official with a Hello Kitty or My Melody birth registration form?

Culture, Cute, Japan, Lifestyle
(birth registration form • cute • new baby • Sanrio)

Decorate your snail mail with cute, whimsical stamps to enhance your postage!

Krista Rogers
Jun 13, 2016

Celebrate important life events or the changing of the seasons with an extra special artistic touch in the corner of your mail.

Art, Cute, Japan, Lifestyle
(crafty • cute • decoration • kitte no kobito • mail • postage • stamps)

BonAppetour startup lets you cook and dine with Tokyo locals in their homes

Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2016

We visited Mariko’s home near Shinjuku for a variety of unique cultural experiences, including a lesson in making gyoza and a homemade feast complete with sake and shochu.

Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(BonAppetour • cooking • gyoza • home cooking • Japanese culture • tourism • tourists • travel)

McDonald’s Japan debuts three new ingredients, limited-time burgers in new “hidden” campaign

Krista Rogers
Jun 13, 2016

Can you guess the three new toppings to be added to menu staples like the Teriyaki McBurger, Chicken Filet, and Double Cheeseburger?

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(burgers • cream cheese • jalapenos • limited time • McDonald's • menu • teriyaki)

No electricity? No problem! Empty plastic bottles are helping to cool homes in impoverished areas

Meg Murphy
Jun 12, 2016

Can one man’s trash be another man’s treasure? To these people, it sure can.

Games & Tech, Lifestyle, SE Asia
(Bangladesh • eco cooler • eco-friendly • plastic bottles • recycling)

We taste-tested 10 convenience store roll cakes for Roll Cake Day!

Evie Nyan
Jun 11, 2016

June 6 was Roll Cake Day in Japan, and while we’ve never needed an excuse to stuff ourselves full of cake, we took full advantage of the occasion anyway by sampling TEN convenience store roll cakes!