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Baskin-Robbins Japan’s 2026 popularity poll results are in and the champion flavor is crowned
- Elliot Hale
May 17, 2026 - Tweet
One flavor still rules the nation.
- Japan
- (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins election • Baskin-Robbins Japan • food • ice cream • poll • popularity poll • sweets)
7-Eleven Japan now sells canned water, but does funky packaging mean funky flavor?[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
May 17, 2026
![7-Eleven Japan now sells canned water, but does funky packaging mean funky flavor?[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/cw-2.jpg?w=640 "7-Eleven Japan now sells canned water, but does funky packaging mean funky flavor?[Taste test]")
Lotte’s canned water makes its convenience store debut.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cans • COK • convenance stores • drinks • Japanese convenance stores • Lotte • Mr. Sato • SNJO • taste test • water)
The top 12 incomprehensible school rules, as chosen by high school students
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2026
Plus some surprising extra requirements, like having to say “thank you” at least 10 times a day.
- Japan
- (high school • high school girls • high school in Japan • high school students • Japanese schools • Japanese students • school • school rules • schools • society • students • youth)
Let’s hike a Japanese mountain (that isn’t Mt. Fuji) – Mt. Tsukuba[Photos]
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2026
A beautiful, highly customizable hike that’s an easy day-trip from Tokyo.
- Japan
- (COK • hiking • Ibaraki • Mountains • Mt. Tsukuba • Natsuno Futon • nature • outdoors • SNJO • travel.tourism.Japan travel • Tsukuba • Tsukubasan)
Hundreds of rose bushes in bloom at Tokyo’s off-the-beaten-path, next-to-the-tracks flower street
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2026
Local road goes from trash dump to treasure.
- Japan
- (Arakawa Line • COK • flowers • nature • Otsuka • Otsuka Rose Road • Otsuka Rose Street • roses • SNJO • Tokyo Sakura Tram • trains • urban exploring)
Studio Ghibli’s president is leaving the company. Will it change how they make anime?
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2026
Three years after being acquired by Nippon TV, there’s a shakeup at the top levels of Ghibli’s leadership.
- Japan
- (anime • manga • Nippon TV • Studio Ghibli)
Tokyo’s life-size Gundam anime mecha statue will be removed this summer
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2026
Goodbye (again), Gundam.
- Japan
- (anime • Gundam • Gundam statue • Japan travel • life-size Gundam • manga • mecha • odaiba • robots • Tokyo Gundam • tourism • travel • Unicorn Gundam)
161-year-old Kyoto confectionary maker releases new edible Pokémon lineup
- Elliot Hale
May 15, 2026
Transforming iconic characters into delicious works of art.
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- Japan
- (anime • Eevee • food • Japanese sweets • kyo-gashi • Kyoto • manga • nerikiri • Pikachu • Pokemon • Shichijo Knashundo • sweets • video games • wagashi)
7-Eleven Japan is releasing Greedy chocolate chip and whipped cream sandwiches
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2026
We’re not sure if we can say greed is good, but it does look delicious.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • COK • convenience stores • crazy • food • Japanese convenience stores • sandwiches • sweets)
Saltiest ramen in Japan? Ikebukuro White goes viral for crazy salt levels
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2026
We challenge you to find a saltier ramen in Japan.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Ikebukuro • Ikebukuro White • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • shio ramen • shio soba • SNJO)
Nintendo reveals live-action Legend of Zelda movie is coming sooner than we’d thought
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2026
The wait just got a little shorter for Nintendo’s return to live-action movies.
7-Eleven Japan upsizes popular products like egg sando and pork ramen but how big are they really?
- Oona McGee
May 14, 2026
Getting more convenience store food for our yen is always a fun time, but this campaign is bordering on ridiculous.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • egg sando • egg sandwich • egg sandwiches • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese egg sandwiches • ramen • SNJO)
Live-action Princess Mononoke stage cast appears in costume for first time[Video]
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2026
Kabuki adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki Ghibli anime opens in Tokyo this summer.
- Japan
- (anime • kabuki • Live action • manga • Princess Mononoke • Princess Mononoke kabuki • stage plays • Studio Ghibli • video)
Now you can carry the unnerving terror and beauty of Noh masks with you with new pouches from Japan
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2026
Practical and horrifying!
Ichiraku Ramen-inspired ramen sets from Naruto anime pay homage to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura
- Krista Rogers
May 14, 2026
The new sets of noodles and bowls make excellent souvenirs for lovers of both Naruto and ramen.
Man tells Nintendo HQ “I’m going to blow you all the hell up,” gets arrested by Kyoto cops
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2026
Video game developer received threatening letter earlier this spring.
- Japan
- (bomb threat • COK • crazy • crime • forced obstruction of business • https://soranews24.com/?s=forced+obstruction+of+business#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=forcedobstructionofbusiness&gsc.page=1 • nintendo • video games)
“They’ve got be kidding me.” – Mayor in Japan fed up with off-season Mt. Fuji hikers needing rescue
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2026
Fujinomiya mayor wants people hiking unopened trails to think about someone other than just themselves.
- Japan
- (climbing Mt. Fuji • Fujinomiya • hiking • Mountains • Mt Fuji hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji trails • nature • outdoors • rescue)
7-Eleven Japan now has ramen machines…but only at 41 stores
- Oona McGee
May 13, 2026
Find out how to use the machines, and more importantly, where to find them.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven Japan • 7-Eleven noodles • 7-Eleven ramen • 7-Eleven ramen machine • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Noodles • ramen • Saitama • SNJO • taste test)
New bounty system starts in Japan, rewards reports of illegal employment of foreigners
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2026
Ibaraki Prefecture now offers rewards to whistleblowers who lead them to companies illegally employing foreign workers.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • foreigners in Japan • Ibaraki • society • working in Japan)
Huge display of drones and fireworks together coming to Osaka this June
- Master Blaster
May 13, 2026
You got your drones in my fireworks! You got your fireworks in my drones!
- Japan
- (drones • events • Fire Brand • fireworks • Inakako Fireworks • Kato Fireworks • Katsuragi Fireworks • Maishima Sports Island • Osaka • Osaka Bay Skylumina • Red Cliff • shows)
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- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
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