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How far away from Tokyo can you get with 5,000 yen? Let’s find out!
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2025 - Tweet
Our reporters set out to escape Tokyo with a modest budget, a direction to go in, and no other plan.
- Japan
- (Atami • buses • COK • crazy • Fukushima • Go Hatori • Mr. Sato • Shizuoka • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel)
Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]
- Elliot Hale
Sep 25, 2025
![Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/imgi_170_IMG_6363-2.jpg?w=640 "Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]")
With a Pokéfuta in every municipality, Tottori lets you explore the entire prefecture on your quest to catch ’em all.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • Ikuna Kamezawa • Pokéfuta • Pokélids • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • sandshrew • SNJO • stamp rally • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • travel • video games)
How much Japanese convenience store chicken can you eat before you feel ill?
- Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2025
All-you-can-eat Famichiki campaign teaches us a very important lesson.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Famichiki • Family mart • food • fried chicken • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO)
Sega’s Like a Dragon yakuza teaches “useless” English, let’s use it to learn some useful Japanese
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2025
Kiryu seems like the kind of guy who should know that effort is never meaningless, and this time is no exception.
- Japan
- (crazy • funny • Japanese language • Kazuma Kiryu • learning japanese • Like a Dragon • linguistics • Sega • SNO • video games • weird • yakuza)
Jeopardy question about Demon Slayer shows how far anime has and hasn’t come in the U.S.【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2025
Bare-minimum otaku knowledge could have scored contestants US$2,000.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–The Movie: Infinity Castle • Infinity Castle • Jeopardy • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • movies • Mugen Train • video)
Osaka police to start patrolling on motorized kick scooters
- Master Blaster
Sep 24, 2025
At least it’s a little cooler than recumbent bikes.
- Japan
- (kick scooters • Osaka • Osaka Prefectural Police • police • safety • traffic laws)
Japanese instant curry promises flavor of day-old curry right away, and that’s a very good thing
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2025
Ashita no Curry wants to time-warp you to the curry of tomorrow.
- Japan
- (cool • crazy • curry • curry rice • food • instant curry • Japanese curry • taste test • weird)
Foreign athlete loses wedding ring competing on Tokyo streets, reunited in the nick of time
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2025
Race walker is going home with a medal and his wedding band.
- Japan, S America
- (crazy • funny • moving • race walking • sports • touching • World Athletics Championships)
Japanese retro croquette store stands strong against the winds of modernisation
- Oona McGee
Sep 24, 2025
From 700 branches to just four, this little croquette stand needs our support.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • croquettes • food stalls • hachioji • hidden finds • Japanese food • Japanese shops • restaurants • retro • secret gems • shops • SNJO • Tokyo • weird)
Catbus Sandwich is even more awesome than it sounds, because it’s actually a cookie
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2025
Totoro-themed bakery whips up new batch of treats inspired by the Studio Ghibli anime classic.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cookies • cream puffs • cute • food • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • sweets • Totoro)
Visiting Dejima, the only island where Westerners were allowed in Japan for hundreds of years
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2025
Designed to let foreign goods in while keeping foreign ideas out, this Nagasaki neighborhood is one of the most historically significant places in Japan.
Chiikawa Ramen Buta restaurant reopens in the basement floor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Parco
- Krista Rogers
Sep 23, 2025
New menu items and more make for the perfect place to grab a kawaii bite after shopping in a major Tokyo department store.
- Japan
- (character • Chiikawa • cute • Nagano • Parco • ramen • Restaurant • Shibuya • Tokyo • web manga)
An un-bear-ably great haul (maul?): Get your Gloomy Bear goods at 100-yen shop Can Do
- Krista Rogers
Sep 23, 2025
Cute carnage is back in vogue right now, but don’t worry–this new product series doesn’t come with any actual blood splattered on it.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • Can Do • character goods • collaboration • creepy • Gloomy Bear • guro-kawaii • practical)
“Walking Man” from The Exit 8 is winning over legions of fans in Japan and abroad
- Master Blaster
Sep 23, 2025
Kochi Yamato is the man of the hour, and the next hour, and the hour after that…
- Japan
- (acting • Kochi Yamato • movies • The Exit 8 • video games • Walking Man)
Starbucks Japan releases exclusive new pyjama drink and goods in collaboration with Gelato Pique
- Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2025
Japanese loungewear and sleepwear brand takes “wearable dessert” concept to new levels.
- Japan
- (autumn • Bearista • coffee • COK • cool • cosy • drinks • Gelato Pique • latte • limited edition • loungewear • sleepwear • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Shizuoka man arrested for stealing 50 fire hose nozzles
- Master Blaster
Sep 22, 2025
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
- Japan
- (crazy • crime • fire hoses • nozzles • Shizuoka Prefecture • theft • weird)
Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbor Totoro Plate for 2026
- Oona McGee
Sep 22, 2025
Yearly Plate is filled with gorgeous anime details.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Noritake • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Yearly Plate)
Bear encounter prevention app growing in popularity in Japan
- Master Blaster
Sep 22, 2025
BowBear hopes you’ll see no bear.
- Japan
- (animals • apps • bear attacks • bears • BowBear • hiking • outdoors • safety • technology)
Japan’s 10 best Ferris wheels for beautiful views, as chosen by travelers【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 22, 2025
A look around Japan for the best places to see the country from up and above.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • beautiful • COK • cool • Ferris wheels • Jalan • survey • theme parks • tourism • travel)
How to make a Big Mac in Tokyo at a fraction of the price with minimal effort【SoraKitchen】
- Master Blaster
Sep 22, 2025
The Big Easy Mac.
- Japan
- (Big Mac • Big Mac Tacos • COK • cooking • fast food • food • hamburgers • recipes • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • SoraKitchen • supermarkets)
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- Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
- Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma
Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
Weekly
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
Monthly
Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Yearly
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
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
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
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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