SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

• Japan
• China
• Korea
• North Korea
• Taiwan
• USA
• Internet

Featured

• Weird
• Studio Ghibli
• Jobs

We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 7, 2025
• Tweet

Seiji’s stroll in Okutama takes a dark turn.

Read More

• Japan
• (beautiful • COK • cool • creepy • funny • Mountains • Nippara • Nippara cave • Nippara Limestone Cave • Okutama • outdoors • scary • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • tourism • travel)

“I should not have gone out naked” admits man arrested at shrine in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2025

Some 20-20 hindsight about wearing zero clothing.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • crazy • crime • shrines • weird)

Domino’s releases new “Crispizzaburger” in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 6, 2025

Pizza chain jumps on a viral trend, taking fried sandwiches to new extremes. 

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • food • pizza • SNJO • taste test • weird)

KFC Gundam bucket is here to celebrate 30th anniversary of franchise’s breakout overseas hit

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2025

I just feel chicken emotion.

Read More

• China, Japan
• (anime • cool • crazy • Endless Waltz • food • fried chicken • Gundam • Gundam Wing • Hong Kong • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • manga • weird)

Crazy huge Hololive plushies for crazy huge VTuber fans are on the way【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2025

Hololive’s 3rd Generation stars are getting ready to take over part of your home.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • big plushies • crazy • Doqute • HoloLive • Houshou Marine • interior • manga • plushies • Shiranui Flare • Shirogane Noel • stuffed animals • Usada Pekora • virtual YouTubers • VTubers)

Suntanned Hello Kitty Happy Meal toys on their way to McDonald’s Japan【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2025

Hello Kitty heads to the Golden Arches, the sunny beach, and summer festivals.

Read More

• Japan
• (cute • fast food • food • Happy Meals • Happy Set • Hello Kitty • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Sanrio • video)

Japan Railway-affiliated Tokyo shopping centers issue warning over point card scam

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2025

Atre Cards are still good, but their QR codes might take you someplace bad.

Read More

• Japan
• (Atre • crime • East Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • JR • JR East • point cards • QR codes • scam artists • scammers • scams • trains • travel)

Pokémon Center Online tells all customers to change their passwords after fraudulent log-ins

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 5, 2025

Gotta change ‘em all.

Read More

• Internet, Japan
• (anime • crime • fraud • fraudsters • manga • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Online • scams • scm artists • video games)

Japanese company president arrested for making employee take the fall for his hit-and-run

• Master Blaster
  Jul 5, 2025

He should get about five to 10 years’ overtime for this.

Read More

• Japan
• (car accident • concealing a criminal • crime • driving without a license • employment • hit-and-run • Hyogo • Kobe)

Man arrested for threatening a shrine in Kyoto because they used AI art

• Master Blaster
  Jul 4, 2025

Sometimes you have to ask yourself, “Am I acting like a demon?”

Read More

• Japan
• (AI • art • crime • death threats • generative AI • illustration • Kurumazaki Shrine • Kyoto • shinto • shrines)

Godiva at revolving sushi? Luxury chocolatier crafts desserts for kaitenzushi chain

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 4, 2025

A little luxury for dessert, at prices that aren’t so big.

Read More

• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • Conveyor belt sushi • food • Godiva • kaiten sushi • Kaitenzushi • restaurants • revolving sushi • sushi • Sushiro • sweets)

Starbucks Japan adds a Shine Muscat Grape Frappuccino to the menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2025

Three Muscateers showcase a special Japanese fruit in a trio of ways.

Read More

• Japan
• (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grape • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • muscat • review • Shine Muscat • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

Good-cop interrogation part of the menu at new restaurant in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 4, 2025

“Hey, this must be really hard for you. How about some katsudon?”

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • crime • food • katsu • katsudon • pork cutlet • restaurants • themed restaurants • weird)

Japan worried about its aging population… of traffic lights

• Master Blaster
  Jul 4, 2025

The spirit is willing, but the light is weak.

Read More

• Japan
• (aging population • Driving in Japan • infrastructure • National Police Agency • traffic lights)

Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 4, 2025

Fire that broke out on Korean airliner earlier this year cited in reason for new regulations.

Read More

• Japan
• (Air travel • airplanes • ANA • COK • JAL • Japan Airlines • mobile batteries • power banks • technology • tourism • travel)

Laundry day is something to look forward to at this unique laundromat in Japan

• Elliot Hale
  Jul 3, 2025

Say goodbye to boring chores and hello to whipped cream-topped shaved ice, and oodles of Americana.

Read More

• Japan
• (American goods • coin laundry • COK • Fujinomiya • laundromat • Okey doKey • shaved ice • Shizuoka • SNJO • Step in Bubble • Takuya Inaba)

Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 3, 2025

After traveling to four cities in Japan, the exhibit is ready to head out and meet the international Sailor Moon fan community.

Read More

• Global, Japan
• (anime • exhibitions • manga • musicals • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Museum • Sailor Moon The Super Live • stage plays)

Starbucks Japan releases Bitter Cream Coffee, but how does it compare to Sweet Milk Coffee?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 3, 2025

We discover what sets one coffee apart from another at Starbucks.

Read More

• Japan
• (coffee • COK • drinks • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Family Mart service brings local Hokkaido goods to your local convenience store this month

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 3, 2025

Beat the heat by ordering some delectable products from Japan’s northernmost island using the Famima Online service.

Read More

• Japan
• (campaign • convenience store • Family mart • Famima Online • FamiPay • farming • Hokkaido • konbini • local • online)

This Japanese train station has its very own hot spring bathhouse, right on the platform【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 3, 2025

We hop on the train to Mizunuma, then hop into the bath.

Read More

• Japan
• (baths • COK • cool • Gunma • hot springs • onsen • SNJO • stations • tourism • trains • travel)

1. « Prev
2. 1
3. ...
4. 118
5. 119
6. 120
7. 121
8. 122
9. 123
10. 124
11. ...
12. 1864
13. Next »

• Recent Posts

  • First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  • Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
  • Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  • Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”
  • This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?

• MOST POPULAR

  • Today
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Yearly

  Today

  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
  4. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  5. Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  6. This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
  7. Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  8. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
  9. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  10. Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”

  Weekly

  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  6. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

  Monthly

  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  9. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

  Yearly

  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

• RECOMMENDED STORIES

  • This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
  • Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  • Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
  • Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  • Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”
  • 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
  • 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
  • Starbucks Japan invites us to par-tea with its new Earl Gray Frappuccino [Taste test]
  • This semi-secret, totally free footbath in downtown Tokyo is completely awesome
  • Virtual idol Hatsune Miku redesigned with look that adds new elements and brings back old ones
  • Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  • Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

• • Categories

    Categories Select Category Africa  (33) Anime & Manga  (193) Art  (64) Australia  (42) C America  (9) C Asia  (17) Canada  (59) Cats  (72) China  (847) Culture  (180) Cute  (187) Entertainment  (248) Europe  (345) FN24  (1) Food & Drink  (314) Games & Tech  (167) Global  (1,073) India  (11) Internet  (2,198) Italy  (13) Japan  (34,549) Korea  (375) Lifestyle  (76) Mexico  (6) Music  (12) N Asia  (4) New Zealand  (11) News  (61) North Korea  (72) Oceania  (10) Russia  (56) S America  (33) S Asia  (66) SE Asia  (378) Space  (2) Taiwan  (203) UK  (18) Uncategorized  (19) USA  (978) W Asia  (25)

  • Archives

    Archives Select Month November 2026  (18) October 2026  (144) September 2026  (156) August 2026  (174) July 2026  (197) June 2026  (174) May 2026  (138) April 2026  (142) March 2026  (150) February 2026  (124) January 2026  (138) December 2025  (136) November 2025  (136) October 2025  (151) September 2025  (154) August 2025  (143) July 2025  (158) June 2025  (165) May 2025  (162) April 2025  (181) March 2025  (157) February 2025  (127) January 2025  (139) December 2024  (148) November 2024  (149) October 2024  (153) September 2024  (154) August 2024  (158) July 2024  (156) June 2024  (150) May 2024  (166) April 2024  (150) March 2024  (157) February 2024  (169) January 2024  (159) December 2023  (165) November 2023  (166) October 2023  (166) September 2023  (173) August 2023  (183) July 2023  (171) June 2023  (180) May 2023  (158) April 2023  (152) March 2023  (167) February 2023  (160) January 2023  (171) December 2022  (175) November 2022  (176) October 2022  (179) September 2022  (191) August 2022  (202) July 2022  (193) June 2022  (178) May 2022  (178) April 2022  (181) March 2022  (212) February 2022  (199) January 2022  (224) December 2021  (230) November 2021  (214) October 2021  (215) September 2021  (238) August 2021  (225) July 2021  (207) June 2021  (218) May 2021  (209) April 2021  (206) March 2021  (225) February 2021  (209) January 2021  (224) December 2020  (225) November 2020  (224) October 2020  (231) September 2020  (238) August 2020  (227) July 2020  (220) June 2020  (209) May 2020  (215) April 2020  (238) March 2020  (235) February 2020  (222) January 2020  (233) December 2019  (187) November 2019  (214) October 2019  (237) September 2019  (195) August 2019  (205) July 2019  (183) June 2019  (201) May 2019  (231) April 2019  (192) March 2019  (242) February 2019  (211) January 2019  (238) December 2018  (212) November 2018  (217) October 2018  (214) September 2018  (203) August 2018  (217) July 2018  (218) June 2018  (208) May 2018  (204) April 2018  (193) March 2018  (216) February 2018  (192) January 2018  (223) December 2017  (204) November 2017  (209) October 2017  (218) September 2017  (209) August 2017  (228) July 2017  (222) June 2017  (245) May 2017  (229) April 2017  (197) March 2017  (165) February 2017  (151) January 2017  (180) December 2016  (260) November 2016  (267) October 2016  (302) September 2016  (387) August 2016  (351) July 2016  (379) June 2016  (379) May 2016  (312) April 2016  (347) March 2016  (414) February 2016  (379) January 2016  (359) December 2015  (359) November 2015  (378) October 2015  (435) September 2015  (419) August 2015  (152) July 2015  (218) June 2015  (179) May 2015  (237) April 2015  (223) March 2015  (119) February 2015  (121) January 2015  (394) December 2014  (376) November 2014  (376) October 2014  (414) September 2014  (349) August 2014  (379) July 2014  (316) June 2014  (375) May 2014  (384) April 2014  (354) March 2014  (318) February 2014  (284) January 2014  (270) December 2013  (224) November 2013  (242) October 2013  (244) September 2013  (226) August 2013  (241) July 2013  (214) June 2013  (222) May 2013  (191) April 2013  (173) March 2013  (149) February 2013  (85) January 2013  (106) December 2012  (111) November 2012  (149) October 2012  (151) September 2012  (118) August 2012  (99) July 2012  (56) June 2012  (57) May 2012  (54) April 2012  (62) March 2012  (40) February 2012  (27) January 2012  (24) December 2011  (18) November 2011  (12) October 2011  (1) September 2011  (9) August 2011  (11) March 2011  (1)

• 訪日外国人向けインバウンド広告メディア「SoraNews24」とは？

• • Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
  • Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
• About Us | Jobs | Contact | Contribution | Partner with Us

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

• Advertise |
• About Us |
• Work with us |
• Contact |
• Contribution |