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We make a pair of gloves that are super-effective against playing Pokémon GO in the cold

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 28, 2021
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All the joy of tossing balls unencumbered by chunky gloves, while keeping the rest of your digits toasty warm.

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• Japan
• (fashion • gloves • Go Hatori • mobile gaming • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • smartphone • SNJO)

Retro Japanese-style hotel room with kotatsu, free ice cream is both amazingly cool AND warm

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2021

Staff thoughtfully provides everything you need to never leave the warm Showa-style kotatsu paradise.

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• Japan
• (cool • hotels • kotatsu • retro • Showa • travel • Urayasu)

Japan’s new fruit sandwiches turn the concept inside-out, we make them even better【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2021

They might look kind of funny at first glance, but now we’re laughing all the way to the kitchen.

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• Japan
• (Aomori • apples • clever • cooking • cool • food • fruit sandwiches • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • weird)

Starbucks blends Japanese and Western flavours together in new Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Dec 28, 2021

An East-Meets-West fusion promises to excite the taste buds this winter.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • exclusive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Following Galko creator’s child pornography arrest, publisher suspends manga, removes back issues

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2021

Series hasn’t entirely disappeared from Kadokawa’s websites, though.

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• Japan
• (anime • ComicWalker • crime • Kadokawa • Kenya Suzuki • manga • Please Tell Me! Galko-chan)

Japanese cat owner buys feline futon for his pets, they instantly know exactly how to use it

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2021

Cats seem pretty happy with the new sleeping arrangements, after making some changes to the owner’s plan.

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • cute • funny • futon • interior • pets)

Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way: The first driving test again

• Master Blaster
  Dec 27, 2021

Dead man driving…

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• Japan
• (driver's license • driving • driving exam • fail • futsu karimen • Getting a driver’s license in Japan the hard way • Osaka • temporary driver's license • unten menkyo gino shiken)

Prefectural rivalry in Japan: Survey reveals which areas compete against each other, and why

• Oona McGee
  Dec 27, 2021

Competition between prefectures is real, and there’s a reason why it happens.

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• Japan
• (culture • Hokkaido • Okinawa • Osaka • prefectures • rivalry • Shimane • Surveys • Tokyo • Tottori • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

The Birth Japan lucky bag can transform anyone into a Japanese bad guy instantly

• Master Blaster
  Dec 27, 2021

Full villainous fashions at a fraction of the price!

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• Japan
• (Birth Japan • clothes • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Masanuki Sunakoma • yakuza • Yankee)

Former Prime Minister Abe tickles the ivories on his latest YouTube video【Video】

• Master Blaster
  Dec 27, 2021

He’s really settling into his new YouTuber gig.

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• Japan
• (Japan Spirit Concert • piano • politics • Prime Minister Abe • Shinzo Abe • videos • YouTube)

Hidden Easter Egg in Akira shows animator’s hilarious passive-aggressive frustrations

• Scott Wilson
  Dec 26, 2021

When you hate your boss but you’re also on a deadline.

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• Japan
• (AKIRA • animation • animators • anime • Easter egg • funny • video)

Citizen to release beautiful, limited-edition watch with kimono-inspired night sakura design

• Dale Roll
  Dec 26, 2021

Elegance and simplicity define this watch, but you may have to fight to get your hands on it.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • Citizen • fashion • sakura • spring • watch • wristwatch)

Who made the tastiest gyoza in 2021? We decide on our favourite pot stickers

• Katie Pask
  Dec 26, 2021

Check out our definitive guide to the best gyoza 2021 had to offer — just make sure you’re not hungry first!

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• Japan
• (fast food • food • gyoza • Japanese food • Osaka Osho • pot stickers • ranking • taste test)

72-year-old Japanese woman has sights on 20th World Bench Press Championship in a row

• Master Blaster
  Dec 26, 2021

Age and weight ain’t nothing but numbers.

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• Japan
• (bench press • Chiyomi Sawa • senior citizens • sports • weight training • weightlifting • World Bench Press Championship)

You can now find real-life Animal Crossing star fragments in the real world, and eat them too

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 26, 2021

Japanese convenience stores continue to make wishes come true.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • Animal Crossing • convenience stores • cool • food • nintendo • sweets • video games)

Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Dec 25, 2021

Happy holidays to you, our wonderful readers!

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• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

Let’s learn how to sing “Jingle Bells” in Japanese with the help of Santa Pikachu!【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 25, 2021

Come for the Japanese language lesson, stay for the Japanese mythology lesson!

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• Japan
• (Christmas • culture • cute • Eevee • Japanese language • jingle bells • learning japanese • linguistics • music • Pikachu • Pokemon • Santa • Urashima Taro • video)

Which convenience store sells the best Japanese Christmas cakes?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 25, 2021

Ho ho…huh?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • cakes • Christmas 2021 • Christmas cakes • Christmas in Japan • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • Lawson • SNJO • taste test)

Gyoza No Ohsho celebrates birthday with discounts on the weekend of 25 December

• Master Blaster
  Dec 25, 2021

This holiday let’s celebrate the birth of a king…a King of Gyoza.

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• Japan
• (food • gyoza • Gyoza No Ohsho • restaurants • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • special offer • taste test)

Christmas photo hack: Create magical images with oil from your body

• Oona McGee
  Dec 25, 2021

You don’t need a partner to add romance to your surroundings this holiday season.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2021 • Christmas illuminations • Christmas in Japan • hacks • light up • photo hack • photography • photos • smartphone • SNJO • weird)

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