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The SoraNews24 ice cream showdown: A frozen nine-way battle【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  May 5, 2025
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We assemble an array of accessible frozen treats for a man with very vanilla tastes.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Go Hatori • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test • ultimate food showdown)

The pavilions and public restrooms of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo

• Master Blaster
  May 5, 2025

Lots to see and do and flush!

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• Japan
• (2025 Osaka World Expo • events • Gundam • Osaka • pavilions • restrooms • travel • Yoshimoto)

Ghibli’s scene-stealing warawara are ready to keep you company as adorable keychains【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 5, 2025

Cutest cast members of The Boy and the Heron are ready to head out wherever you want to take them.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • How Do You Live • key holders • keychains • manga • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron • warawara)

Is Tokyo’s obviously for-foreign-tourists wagyu sukiyaki crepe delicious enough for a local?

• SoraNews24
  May 5, 2025

We could be falling into a tourist trap in Asakusa, or we could be falling in meaty love.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • beef • COK • crazy • crepes • food • inbound food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tourism • Wagyu • weird)

Best breakfast in Akihabara? Might be the breakfast buffet at this “family restaurant”

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2025

Most Jonathan’s don’t have a buffet, but this one is an awesome exception.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • all-you-can-eat • breakfast • buffet • COK • family restaurants • food • hotels • Jonathan's • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel)

Have a cool summer, say Totoro and No Face with Ghibli towel-type pillowcases【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 4, 2025

Characters from My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Kiki’s Delivery Service want to help keep you cozy on hot summer nights.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • pillow covers • pillowcases • pillows • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • towelket)

Fatal flop or fun? What is the 2025 World Expo in Osaka really like?

• Master Blaster
  May 4, 2025

Let’s compare what’s being said on the Internet to what’s really going on.

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• Japan
• (2025 Osaka World Expo • attendance • events • Grand Ring • Kansai • Osaka • prices • shopping)

Milan’s popular giant pizza pizzeria, Spontini, finally arrives in Tokyo’s Shinjuku neighborhood

• Elliot Hale
  May 3, 2025

Famed for its face-sized slices and super-thick crust, Spontini is a must-visit for pizza lovers.

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• Japan
• (big food • COK • food • pizza • restaurants • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • Spontini • Tokyo)

Studio Ghibli releases new Kodama flower vase that glows in the dark, lights up your heart

• Oona McGee
  May 3, 2025

Princess Mononoke anime characters highlight the beauty of nature…and the Japanese language.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • flower vase • flowers • gaming interior • Ghibli • ichirin • kodama • manga • merchandise • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • vase)

A daytime visit to Tokyo’s “station of despair” to look for demon lairs【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2025

Just because this trip to Otsuki didn’t go as planned doesn’t mean it didn’t go well.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • COK • hiking • Momotaro • nature • Otsuki • Otsuki Station • outdoors • SNJO • station of despair • tourism • travel • Yamanashi)

Pocky maker Glico talk about their cellular regeneration breakthrough and new candy at Expo 2025

• Master Blaster
  May 3, 2025

Keep your cells healthy and young so you can eat more candy.

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• Japan
• (2025 Osaka World Expo • candy • cell health • Earth Mart • events • Ezaki Glico • health • Osaka • Osaka Healthcare Pavilion • Persian silk tree • rice • science • senescent cells)

U.K. Pavilion at Japan World Expo responds to complaints about shabby afternoon tea quality【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2025

5,000 yen for tea bags in paper cups prompts two explanatory videos from organizers.

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• Japan, UK
• (afternoon tea • culture • society • tea • U.K.. Pavilion • World Expo • World Expo 2025 • world's fair)

Is there demand for merch of our stylish reporter? Let’s find out with the Ikuna Acrylic Standee

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2025

Attention, Ikuna fans! SN24’s most photogenic fashion reporter has made her merch debut.

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• Japan
• (acrylic standees • COK • cosplay • cosplayers • fashion • funny • Ikuna Kamezawa • SNJO • Subculture Market)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime cushions for Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service fans

• Oona McGee
  May 2, 2025

Support your tush with supporting characters from two top anime movies.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Mister Donut and Gion Tsujiri bring hojicha heaven to Japan with these latest additions

• Elliot Hale
  May 2, 2025

Plus a surprise donut for matcha-maniacs, but only if you remember to order it online.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Gion Tsujiri • green tea • hojicha • matcha • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Gion Tsujiri • Mister Donut • roasted green tea • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

Number of foreign students in Japan hits record high, one country accounts for over 35 percent

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2025

More students from abroad than ever before are studying in Japan, with a massive surge between the last two reporting periods.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreigners in Japan • internationalism • schools • society • students • study in Japan • studying in Japan)

Fukuoka’s Inaba Udon chain comes to Harajuku and we slurp up every last drop of it

• Krista Rogers
  May 2, 2025

Yup, we’d do just about anything for these noodles with a unique tempura topping.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Fukuoka • gobo • Harajuku • Harakado • Inaba Udon • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • tempura • Tokyo • Tokyu Plaza • udon)

Sailor Moon theme song plays at Dodgers Stadium. Shohei Ohtani instantly hits home run【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 1, 2025

Miracle romance at the plate.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • anime music • anisong • baseball • Major League Baseball • manga • MBL • music • Sailor Moon • Shohei Ohtani • sports • video)

How special is Starbucks Japan’s new “Special Ver.” Frappuccino?

• Oona McGee
  May 1, 2025

Join us as we find out if this is a decadent improvement or a sneaky cash grab.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese strawberry • K. Masami • limited edition • limited edition flavors • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry • summer • taste test)

Studio Ghibli releases new Kiki’s Delivery Service collection with Jiji as the star

• Oona McGee
  May 1, 2025

Watercolour design recalls the talents of painter Ursula from the anime film.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • bags • cute • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • merchandise • pass case • pouches • Studio Ghibli • train pass case)

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  9. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
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  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]
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  7. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
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  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

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  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
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  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

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  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
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  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
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