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What did Shibuya really look like after the crowds on New Year’s Day?

• SoraNews24
  Jan 4, 2026
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Police kill the party vibe at this tourist hotspot, but the city still has its problems.

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• Japan
• (COK • foreign tourists • Japan travel • litter • littering • new year • New Year's Eve • Shibuya • society • tourism • trash • trash cans • travel)

Cup Noodle tries an authentic Jiro-style ramen, but something’s not quite right

• Master Blaster
  Jan 4, 2026

Some assembly required.

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• Japan
• (bean sprouts • Cup Noodle • food • Instant Ramen • Nissin • ramen jiro • tonkotsu)

That time Seiji called JASRAC to ask why he didn’t get paid royalties for his song being on TV

• Krista Rogers
  Jan 3, 2026

Despite Seiji’s copyrighted music playing on TV for the first time, why didn’t he get a big, fat check?!

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• Japan
• (COK • copyright • music • royalties • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • song)

We revisited Sweets Paradise after a decade to see if Japan’s dessert buffet still delivers

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 3, 2026

Can it make both your stomach and wallet happy?

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • buffet • chain restaurant • COK • desserts • food • food and drinks • Machida • Restaurant • SNJO • sweets • Sweets Paradise • tabehodai • Takuya Inaba • Tokyo)

Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Horse

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2026

2026 nengajo drawing comes with a never-before-seen photo of the legendary anime director.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • Ghibli • happy new year • Hayao Miyazaki • heartwarming • Japanese New Year • nengajo • new year • New Year 2026 • new year cards • new year's 2026 • New Year's Day • Studio Ghibli)

The best Starbucks Japan Frappuccinos we want to drink again in 2026

• Oona McGee
  Jan 2, 2026

A round-up of the best limited-edition drinks Starbucks served up in Japan this past year.

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• Japan
• (coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Harajuku’s new permanent Tamagotchi shop is filled with cuteness and a surprising lack of poop

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 2, 2026

The colorful displays and activities make Tamagotchi feel a lot less stressful than what we remember.

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• Japan
• (COK • cute • event • goods • Harajuku • Harakado • merchandise • Natsuno Futon • shop • SNJO • Tamagotchi • Tamagotchi Factory • Tokyo • Tokyu Plaza)

Pizza Hut Japan’s hot lucky bags are perfect for a New Year’s pizza party

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 2, 2026

Including fresh pizzas, fried chicken, and a suspiciously familiar tote bag.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • food delivery • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • fukubukuro roundup 2026 • K. Masami • lucky bag • Lucky Bag 2026 • lucky bag roundup 2026 • lucky bags 2026 • pizza • pizza delivery • Pizza Hut • SNJO • tote bag)

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Jan 1, 2026

Wishing a warm start to 2026 to our community of readers from around the world.  

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• Japan
• (COK • happy holidays • happy new year • Japanese New Year • Japanese New Year’s • new year • New Year 2026 • New Year's 2025 • Oshogatsu • SNO)

Nagoya’s dark-red miso has continued to capture tastebuds for generations

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 31, 2025

One taste and lighter varieties may never be enough for you again.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • akamiso • culture • Elliot Hale • fermented soybeans • hatcho miso • history • Ichibiki • local cuisine • local food • mamemiso • Miso • miso soup • Nagoya • Okazaki • red miso • regional food • SNO • soybean miso • Tokai • tradition • Yabaton)

We found possibly the quietest Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 31, 2025

It’s truly an oasis of calm away from the hustle and bustle of Shinjuku…in Shinjuku.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • COK • futon • hotel • Japanese style • Keiunso • SNJO • tatami • Tokyo)

Japanese thug wear from Birth Japan perfect for those breaking bad next year

• Master Blaster
  Dec 30, 2025

Becoming a Japanese street tough might just be the change of pace you need.

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• Japan
• (Birth Japan • clothing • crime • diamond • fashion • Lucky Bags • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • yakuza • Yankee)

Japan’s oldest largetooth sawfish in captivity back on display in Mie Prefecture

• Master Blaster
  Dec 30, 2025

You say you saw fish, but have you seen a sawfish?

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• Japan
• (animals • aquariums • Ise • largetooth sawfish • Mie • sawfish • Zero Distance Ise Sea Paradise)

Beautiful sightseeing boat is a floating tea ceremony venue in east Japan’s best hot spring town

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 30, 2025

Daichakai sets sail in Hakone.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • boats • green tea • Hakone • hot springs • Lake Ashi • Lake Ashinoko • matcha • onsen • tea • tea ceremony • tourism.Japan travel • travel)

Survey finds more than 70 percent of Japanese children have an online friend

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 30, 2025

Meeting someone through games or social media is becoming just as normal as going to the playground.

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• Japan
• (COK • friendship • internet • kids • Nifty Kids • online • online friends • online friendships • society • survey)

This is possibly the coziest train in all Japan thanks to onboard hot spring footbaths【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 30, 2025

Train to off-the-beaten-path onsen town gives you a taste of Japanese bathing culture even before you arrive at your destination.

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• Japan
• (ashiyu • baths • cool • crazy.weird • footbaths • hot springs • Japan travel • Mie • onsen • tourism • trains • travel)

Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 29, 2025

Cute culture in your cup.

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• Japan
• (Bearista • Chinese zodiac • coffee • cute • drinks • drinkware • interior • kitchenware • plushies • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Year of the Horse)

Beautiful Studio Ghibli photo frames let you put yourself in the worlds of Totoro and Kiki【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 29, 2025

Intricately detailed frames let you mix your real life memories with Ghibi’s unforgettable anime settings.

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

New Japanese menstrual product seeks to help women spot unidentified iron deficiencies

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 29, 2025

A new test kit checks for hidden iron deficiency using menstrual blood, and it’s super simple to use.

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• Japan
• (anemia • COK • feminine care • feminine care product • health • hidden anemia • iron deficiency • menstruation • sanitary napkins • sanitary pads • Sofy • Unicharm)

J-horror classic Ring 2 airing on Japanese TV with Zen monk offering prayers every time someone dies

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 29, 2025

Japan’s most quirkily empathetic monk is back to keep bad mojo away from us as the year ends.

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• Japan
• (funny • Horror • J-horror • monks • movies • religion • Ring • Ring 2 • Ringu • scary • weird)

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  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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  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
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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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