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New Urusei Yatsura anime TV series is on the way with new character designer, voice cast【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 5, 2022
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Legendary creator Rumiko Takahashi’s debut hit returns to TV more than three decades since its last episode.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • Rumiko Takahashi • Shogakukan • Urusei Yatsura • video)

Uniqlo Japan’s lucky bag creates chaos at Tokyo store

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2022

Fight for fukubukuro leads to sell-out confusion in minutes.

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• Japan
• (clothes • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2022 • SNJO • Uniqlo)

We hunt for Dom Pérignon in these wine fukubukuro lucky bag boxes from Kaldi

• Katie Pask
  Jan 5, 2022

No matter what comes out of the lucky boxes, it’s sure to be a wine-derful day!

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• Japan
• (drink • drinks • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • haruka takagi • KALDI • lucky bag • wine • wines)

Five million yen reward offered to anyone who can find missing dog in Tokyo

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 5, 2022

Twitter user asks for help searching for beloved Yorkshire terrier that went missing during walk in one of downtown Tokyo’s most popular parks.

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • dogs • missing • pets • Reward • yoyogi park)

Demon Slayer lucky bag from Akihabara slays us with awesome anime merch

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2022

Tokyo’s otaku town knows how to please Kimetsu no Yaiba fans. 

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • anime • anime merchandise • Demon Slayer • figures • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Kimetsu no Yaiba • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • manga • merchandise • Mr. Sato • shopping)

We buy a kitchen gadget lucky bag that was so heavy we had to call for help to bring it home

• Dale Roll
  Jan 4, 2022

The “Otoshidama Box of Dreams” is a box worth taking home…if you can carry it. 

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• Japan
• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Ikuna Kamezawa • kitchen gadgets • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • lucky bags 2022 • shinjuku • Takashi Harada • Yodobashi Camera)

Krispy Kreme lucky bag disappoints doughnut lovers around the nation

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2022

A deal not worth breaking your New Year’s resolutions for.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Krispy Kreme • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2022 • merchandise • SNJO • sweets)

KFC Japan gives us a lucky bag that would make the Colonel proud

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2022

A finger-lickin’ good way to start the New Year!

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• Japan
• (fast food • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Japanese New Year • KFC • KFC Japan • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2022 • SNJO)

Mos Burger brings back sake shakes, business manga, and vintage websites all at once

• Master Blaster
  Jan 4, 2022

We’re gonna party like it’s 1999.

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• Internet, Japan
• (Dassai • fast food • Geocities • Kosaku Shima • milkshakes • Mos Burger • web design)

McDonald’s celebrates New Year in Japan with a special lucky bag

• Oona McGee
  Jan 4, 2022

Fast food fukubukuro is a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach!

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• Japan
• (fast food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO)

Akihabara card shop asks visitors to stop getting liquored up inside the store

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 4, 2022

Sir, this is a place for Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh, not beer and shochu.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • collectible card games • collectible trading card games • crazy • etiquette • manners • Pokemon • Yu-Gi-Oh!)

A hidden coffee gem: We indulge in a decadent coffee float at a Starbucks Reserve Bar

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 4, 2022

It’s half drink, half dessert, and full satisfaction.

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• Japan
• (coffee • coffee float • COK • cold brew • drinks • nitro cold brew coffee • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve • sweets)

Akihabara junk shop offers “Guaranteed iPad and other various items!!” lucky bag in 2022

• Master Blaster
  Jan 3, 2022

Mr. Sato came for the “guaranteed iPad” and stayed for the “and more!!”

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • ipad • junk shop • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • Mr. Sato • shopping)

We literally stretch the limits of fashion with our self-made Uniqlo HeatTech dresses【Pics】

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 3, 2022

Armed with long-sleeved shirts, a few clips, and Mr. Sato’s couture-minded cojones, we continue the SoraNews24 tradition of bold sartorial humor.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • fashion • funny • Heattech • kubipan • Mr. Sato • SNJO • Uniqlo • weird)

Japanese Internet mesmerized by photo showing road that appears to go straight into the sky

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 3, 2022

What kind of tires are we supposed to use for that?

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• Japan
• (airports • beautiful • cool • crazy • Itami Airport • Osaka International Airport • photography)

What’s inside the Super Mario lucky bag from Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2022

Fukubukuro merch to make any Nintendo fan say, “Oh yeah! Mario time!”

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• Japan
• (anime merchandise • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2022 • merchandise • nintendo • SNJO • Super Mario • video games)

Taste-testing the Attack on Titan rice ball that “shouldn’t be on sale”【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 3, 2022

Sorry, Sasha, but your loss is our gain.

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• Japan
• (anime • Attack on Titan • COK • convenience stores • food • Japan Railway • JR • manga • New Days • onigiri • rice balls • SNO • taste test)

Online pilgrimages along Japan’s famous Shikoku Henro route begin later this year

• Master Blaster
  Jan 3, 2022

A journey of 1,000 kilometers begins with a single log-in.

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• Japan
• (Buddhism • culture • history • pilgrimage • religion • Shikoku • Shikoku Henro • Shikoku Pilgrimage • tourism • travel • Zoom)

Real Buddhist monk shows off hot (and sweet) EDM dance moves in Mount Koya video

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 3, 2022

To make matters stranger, the video is part of a promotional tie-in with a popular candy company designed to cheer on a certain group of students.

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• Japan
• (Buddhism • cool • culture • dance • EDM • entrance exams • good luck • Koyasan • monks • Morinaga • music • Ramune • temples • video • Wakayama)

The best Japanese cosplayers from Day 2 of Winter Comiket 2021【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2022

Anime characters, virtual stars, and… the Governor of Tokyo? 

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Comiket • Comiket 2021 • Comiket 99 • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • doujinshi • manga • SNJO • Winter Comiket • Winter Comiket 2021 • Yuriko Koike)

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  5. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
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  7. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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  2. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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  6. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  7. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
  10. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect

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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
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