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Tokyo Skytree to light up in Pokémon colors for summer-long art event!
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2024 - Tweet
Photo spots, special merch, and a visit from Captain Pikachu himself!
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Horizons • Pokémon Scarlet and Violet • Skytree • Tokyo Skytree • tourism • travel • video games)
Japan’s new convenience store calorie-bomb sandwiches have even more calories outside Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2024
Kanto gets lower-calorie version of The Calorie sandwich, while other parts of Japan get an even more filling, ultra-cheap meal.
- Japan
- (big food • COK • convenience stores • crazy • croquettes • donuts • egg salad • egg sandwiches • food • Lawson • Lawson Store 100 • sandwiches • sweets • The Calorie)
10 great quirky museums to beat the Japan rainy season blues
- SoraNews24
Jun 24, 2024
From toilets to crabs to anime figures, these indoor activities will keep you entertained when the rain and humidity are too much to take.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • funny • Iwashita New Ginger • Mister Donut • museums • rain • rainy season • sake • Toilets • Toto • tourism • travel • weird)
“THIS is Pork!” 7-Eleven’s pre-made chashu pork is here to elevate your instant ramen【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 24, 2024
Solving the big problem with Japan’s awesome convenience store ramen selection.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • chashu • COK • convenience stores • food • Instant Ramen • Noodles • pork • Premium Seven • ramen • SNJO • taste test)
Udonuts: Doughnuts containing udon noodles become a thing in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2024
Japanese noodle restaurant chain adds an unusual new sweet to its dessert menu.
- Japan
- (COK • curry • donuts • doughnuts • fast food • food • Japanese curry • Marugame Seimen • Noodles • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • udon • weird food)
Starbucks Japan’s new limited-edition Frappuccino tastes great, is good for the planet
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2024
A fruity dessert beverage that’ll make you feel good while you drink it.
- Japan
- (bananas • drinks • environmentally friendly • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • mottainai • mottainai bananas • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • ugly bananas)
No-bus Kyoto sightseeing! SoraNews24’s ultimate on-foot guide for Japan’s former capital【Part 4】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2024
It’s time for the final part of our epic Kyoto stroll!
- Japan
- (COK • Kyoto • Nijo Castle • No-bus Kyoto Sightseeing • shrines • SNJO • temples • tourism • travel • walking)
Pizza Hut releases secret burgers in Japan…but are they any good?
- Oona McGee
Jun 22, 2024
We find out if Pizza Hut should stick to making pizzas, or if it’s got what it takes to become a burger contender.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • crazy • food • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Japan • Pizza Hut Melts • review • secret menu • SNJO • taste test)
Pronto Pokémon cafe collab brings exclusive merch and a clever way to take photos of your food
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2024
Beach and mountain summer fun from the comfort of an air-conditioned cafe.
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • clever • cool • drinks • food • Pikachu • Pronto • restaurants • video games)
Secret-identity J-pop singer Ado to hold handshake event with surreal setup to hide her face
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2024
Fans have never seen Ado’s face, and that won’t change even after they shake her hand.
- Japan
- (Ado • anime • clever • crazy • handshake • handshake events • J-Pop • music • One Piece • weird)
There’s a brand-new Chainsaw Man attraction coming to Universal Studios Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2024
USJ promises “realistic experience you can feel with your entire body.”
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Chainsaw Man • manga • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)
Studio Ghibli director Goro Miyazaki creates charity character T-shirt for Japan’s 24-Hour TV
- Oona McGee
Jun 22, 2024
Hayao Miyazaki’s son creates a new anime character on behalf of Studio Ghibli despite programme’s embezzlement scandal.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • art • charity • charity goods • cute • Ghibli • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • news • Nippon TV • shop • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts)
Starbucks releases college sweatshirts and baseball caps in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2024
Harajuku-born brand teams up with Starbucks for a very cool collegiate collection.
- Japan
- (American fashion • baseball caps • BEAMS • clothes • COK • college • college style • cool • cute • drinks • fashion • Frappucino • Harajuku • merchandise • shopping • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweatshirts • Tokyo)
Star Kebab’s kebab sushi roll in Akihabara isn’t on the menu anymore but don’t let that stop you
- Krista Rogers
Jun 21, 2024
When a restaurant stops selling your favorite menu item, sometimes you have to roll matters into your own hands.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • COK • Ikuna Kamezawa • kebab • kebab norimaki • SNJO • Star Kebab • Tokyo)
My Neighbor Onigiri-kun – Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki draws character for rice ball salt packaging
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2024
Veteran anime producer helps spread love for Yamaguchi salt.
- Japan
- (anime • art • food • manga • onigiri • rice balls • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)
Japan’s Pineapple x Pizza Yes or No General Election results are in, and it’s a landslide
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2024
Japanese pizza fans take strong stance in pineapple poll.
- Japan
- (Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • food • pineapple • pineapple on pizza • pizza • survey)
Uniqlo creates Oshi no Ko T-shirt line so you can show support for anime idols【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2024
Idol saga/murder thriller provides fashions for adults and kids.
- Japan
- (anime • fashion • manga • Oshi no Ko • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo • Uniqlo T-shirts)
Increasing number of Japanese people unable to squat like a yankee
- Master Blaster
Jun 21, 2024
Japanese people sitting more like Yankees than yankees these days.
- Japan
- (Asian squat • culture • health • Japanese toilets • sitting • squatting • yankee zuwari • yankees)
Evangelion singer cancels appearance at anime orchestra concert over use of AI-generated artwork
- Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2024
“Cruel Angel’s Thesis” singer says she can’t see eye-to-eye with organizers of Tokyo anime concert series.
- Japan
- (AI • AI art • anime • concert • Evangelion • generative AI • manga • music • Yoko Takahashi)
Manga artist Nikiichi Tobita announces hiatus for totally understandable, very happy reason
- Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2024
Given the nature of his series, there’s really no way he could be expected to be working at a time like this.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Elden Ring • funny • manga • Shadow of the Erdtree • video games)
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Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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