SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

• Japan
• China
• Korea
• North Korea
• Taiwan
• USA
• Internet

Featured

• Weird
• Studio Ghibli
• Jobs

anime (Page 12)

Pokémon Lego kits are finally on their way!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 13, 2026
• Tweet

After 30 years of waiting, combination Pokémon Trainers/Lego builders finally get the kits of their dreams.

Read More

• Global, Japan
• (anime • cool • LEGO • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • toys • video games)

Studio Ghibli’s kodama ready to leave the Princess Mononoke forest as a squeezable keychain【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 12, 2026

This kodama is looking to see the world beyond its hometown trees with you.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • key chain • key holder • keychain • keyholder • kodama • magnets • manga • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Princess Mononoke magnets return just in time to treat yourself to awesome anime decorations

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 10, 2026

They couldn’t make it in time for Christmas, but we’re glad these Studio Ghibli stars are here now.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • magnets • manga • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Umamusume anime girl plushie recalled for having parts she absolutely should not have【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 9, 2026

Nope, no horse girl is supposed to have those.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • funny • manga • plushies • Uma Musume • Uma Musume Pretty Derby • Umamusume: Pretty Derby • video games • weird)

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.

Read More

• 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)

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.

Read More

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

Cyberpunk anime meets traditional culture in Ghost in the Shell gold leaf Japanese changing screens

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 28, 2025

Ghost in the Shell on the byobu.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • byobu • changing screens • cool • Ghost in the Shell.culture • gold • manga)

Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 24, 2025

Yamada Heiando has been in business for over 100 years, but it’s still got new ideas for its Pokémon crossover line.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • art • beautiful • Chinese zodiac • cute • dishware • interior • lacquer • lacquerware • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • tableware • video games)

Naruto ninja village theme park area, Kyubi coaster being added to Parc Spirou Provence【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 22, 2025

New section at French amusement park scheduled to open in 2026.

Read More

• Europe, Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • france • Konoha Land • manga • Naruto • Naruto Konoha Land • Parc Spirou Provence • theme parks)

New Evangelion short anime, written by Hideaki Anno, to have world premiere early next year

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 20, 2025

Impactful announcement made for Evangelion 30th anniversary fan event.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion:30+ ; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion • Hideaki Anno • manga)

Return of Totoro sequel short anime announced for Ghibli Park

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 17, 2025

Yes, if there’s a Catbus, of course there’s a kitten bus too!

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • Ghibli Park • Ghibli short anime • Ghibli shorts • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and the Baby Catbus • Met and the Kittenbus • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Totoro)

Totoro gamaguchi pouches will hold whatever you want them to, but already captured our heart

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 13, 2025

Ordinarily fluffy and fuzzy, Totoro goes smooth and sleek in these adorable pouches.

Read More

• Japan
• (accessories • anime • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • gamaguchi • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • pouches • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Pokémon Christmas village event taking place nightly in Yokohama

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 13, 2025

Bayside park lights up every night with Electric-type Pokémon Christmas tree.

Read More

• Japan
• (Akarenga • anime • Christmas • cute • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Red Brick Warehouse • video games • Yokohama)

Evangelion original anime studio Gainax is now completely dissolved, Eva’s creator mourns ruined friendships

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 11, 2025

Gainax goes out in a very Gainax-like way.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • GAINAX • Hideaki Anno • Khara • manga • Studio Khara)

Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 11, 2025

GQuuuuuuX kicks are ready to help you walk around in mobile suit style.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • Evangelion • fashion • GQuuuuuuX • Gundam • Gundam GQuuuuuuX • manga • mecha • Mobile Suit Gundam • Premium Bandai • Reebok • Reebok Pump • robots • shoes • sneakers • Strict-G)

Studio Ghibli mixes with sporty street styles of New Era to put No Face on your head in cap series

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 9, 2025

These Spirited Away characters may not be able to talk, but they’ve still got seven ways to help you make a fashion statement.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • baseball caps • caps • fashion • hats • manga • new era • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Real-world Koraidon and Miraidon Pokémon are ready for their close-ups【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 9, 2025

We head to the Japan Mobility Show Kansai to take a closer look at the real, ridable Legendary Pokémon.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cars • COK • cool • crazy • Honda • Koraidon • manga • Miraidon • motorcycles • Pokemon • Pokémon Scarlet and Voilet • SNJO • TOYOTA • video games)

New anime mecha figure’s pilot is…you!?!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 7, 2025

Tokyo gift shop offers to put you in the cockpit of the very first anime mecha that had one.

Read More

• Japan
• (3-D Printing • 3-D scanning • anime • awesome • clever • cool • figures • manga • Mazinger Z • mecha • robots)

Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service music box to its anime merchandise shop in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Dec 6, 2025

Heartfelt melody and sweet design features capture the magic of Jiji’s shop.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • anime cats • anime merchandise • cats • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Gütiokipänjä • Jiji • Kiki's bakery • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • music box • Studio Ghibli)

A whole slew of Totoro Christmas cakes are on their way to make the season extra merry【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2025

Studio Ghibli-themed bakery puts a tasty spin on Japan’s Christmas cake tradition.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • cake • Christmas • Christmas cake • cream puffs • cute • food • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Shire Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)

1. « Prev
2. 1
3. ...
4. 9
5. 10
6. 11
7. 12
8. 13
9. 14
10. 15
11. ...
12. 286
13. Next »

• Recent Posts

  • Kyoto shop turns traditional Japanese kimono into teddy bears, with special meaning hidden in their patterns
  • Heavyweight ramen-style cheese fried chicken bowl appears in Tokyo, but is it genius or madness?
  • A practical guide to freezing your boss’ hat in a block of ice [Photos]
  • Japanese workers reveal their top five mysterious rules they wish would disappear【Survey】
  • These Japanese contact lenses let you put anime characters on your eyes [Photos]

• MOST POPULAR

  • Today
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Yearly

  Today

  1. 12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
  2. Japanese workers reveal their top five mysterious rules they wish would disappear【Survey】
  3. Japan’s Rabbit Island in danger of becoming Boar Island, tourists asked to follow feeding rules
  4. Stay at a hotel with a bed for your plushie in Japan
  5. A practical guide to freezing your boss’ hat in a block of ice [Photos]
  6. Heavyweight ramen-style cheese fried chicken bowl appears in Tokyo, but is it genius or madness?
  7. These Japanese contact lenses let you put anime characters on your eyes [Photos]
  8. Japanese gacha machine in Shibuya now sells tiny capsule terrariums
  9. Time-lapse footage shows just how fast rebuilding in Kumamoto can go
  10. Best burger in Tokyo? JB’s serves up a cheap craft burger that not a lot of people know about

  Weekly

  1. 12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
  2. Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars
  3. 12-year-old foreign tourist missing in Japan, police asking for help finding her [Video]
  4. Studio Ghibli adds new Jiji’s baby plush toy to its anime merchandise range in Japan
  5. Japanese gacha machine in Shibuya now sells tiny capsule terrariums
  6. The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually get chicken
  7. Japanese airlines set to cut fuel surcharges for international flights in September and October
  8. Beautiful off-the-beaten-path spot near samurai castle in rural Japan looks like a Monet painting
  9. Tokyo sweets store has a “350% Pudding Soft Serve”, and people are going wild for it
  10. Stay at a hotel with a bed for your plushie in Japan

  Monthly

  1. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  2. New Shinkansen luggage drop-off system begins in Japan, making train travel even easier
  3. Japan now has human refrigerators inspired by Japanese vending machines
  4. 12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
  5. Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
  6. Japanese Shinkansen becomes an overnight hotel for three nights this summer
  7. Hatsune Miku collaborates with Hokusai’s art in new Vocaloid ukiyo-e illustration series [Pics]
  8. Studio Ghibli releases anime T-shirts that pay homage to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most personal films
  9. Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
  10. Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it

  Yearly

  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
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】

• RECOMMENDED STORIES

  • Heavyweight ramen-style cheese fried chicken bowl appears in Tokyo, but is it genius or madness?
  • These Japanese contact lenses let you put anime characters on your eyes [Photos]
  • Japanese gacha machine in Shibuya now sells tiny capsule terrariums
  • Time-lapse footage shows just how fast rebuilding in Kumamoto can go
  • Best burger in Tokyo? JB’s serves up a cheap craft burger that not a lot of people know about
  • Visiting Japan’s muscular mascot character dog at his free museum near Kansai International Airport
  • Japan’s new beer glass is designed to force you to drink…water [Video]
  • Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars
  • Kyoto shop turns traditional Japanese kimono into teddy bears, with special meaning hidden in their patterns
  • 12-year-old foreign tourist missing in Japan, police asking for help finding her [Video]
  • Teen girl in Japan refuses to be victim, personally escorts train pervert to police for arrest
  • Nissin joins up with Final Fantasy XV for awesome “Cup Noodle XV” promotion【Video】
  • Japanese airlines set to cut fuel surcharges for international flights in September and October
  • Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meals are coming to McDonald’s, but not in Japan [Video]

• • Categories

    Categories Select Category Africa  (33) Anime & Manga  (193) Art  (64) Australia  (42) C America  (9) C Asia  (16) Canada  (59) Cats  (72) China  (845) Culture  (180) Cute  (187) Entertainment  (248) Europe  (343) FN24  (1) Food & Drink  (314) Games & Tech  (167) Global  (1,069) India  (11) Internet  (2,197) Italy  (13) Japan  (34,157) Korea  (375) Lifestyle  (76) Mexico  (6) Music  (12) N Asia  (4) New Zealand  (11) News  (61) North Korea  (72) Oceania  (10) Russia  (56) S America  (33) S Asia  (66) SE Asia  (378) Space  (2) Taiwan  (203) UK  (15) Uncategorized  (19) USA  (964) W Asia  (25)

  • Archives

    Archives Select Month August 2026  (98) July 2026  (197) June 2026  (174) May 2026  (138) April 2026  (142) March 2026  (150) February 2026  (124) January 2026  (138) December 2025  (136) November 2025  (136) October 2025  (151) September 2025  (154) August 2025  (143) July 2025  (158) June 2025  (165) May 2025  (162) April 2025  (181) March 2025  (157) February 2025  (127) January 2025  (139) December 2024  (148) November 2024  (149) October 2024  (153) September 2024  (154) August 2024  (158) July 2024  (156) June 2024  (150) May 2024  (166) April 2024  (150) March 2024  (157) February 2024  (169) January 2024  (159) December 2023  (165) November 2023  (166) October 2023  (166) September 2023  (173) August 2023  (183) July 2023  (171) June 2023  (180) May 2023  (158) April 2023  (152) March 2023  (167) February 2023  (160) January 2023  (171) December 2022  (175) November 2022  (176) October 2022  (179) September 2022  (191) August 2022  (202) July 2022  (193) June 2022  (178) May 2022  (178) April 2022  (181) March 2022  (212) February 2022  (199) January 2022  (224) December 2021  (230) November 2021  (214) October 2021  (215) September 2021  (238) August 2021  (225) July 2021  (207) June 2021  (218) May 2021  (209) April 2021  (206) March 2021  (225) February 2021  (209) January 2021  (224) December 2020  (225) November 2020  (224) October 2020  (231) September 2020  (238) August 2020  (227) July 2020  (220) June 2020  (209) May 2020  (215) April 2020  (238) March 2020  (235) February 2020  (222) January 2020  (233) December 2019  (187) November 2019  (214) October 2019  (237) September 2019  (195) August 2019  (205) July 2019  (183) June 2019  (201) May 2019  (231) April 2019  (192) March 2019  (242) February 2019  (211) January 2019  (238) December 2018  (212) November 2018  (217) October 2018  (214) September 2018  (203) August 2018  (217) July 2018  (218) June 2018  (208) May 2018  (204) April 2018  (193) March 2018  (216) February 2018  (192) January 2018  (223) December 2017  (204) November 2017  (209) October 2017  (218) September 2017  (209) August 2017  (228) July 2017  (222) June 2017  (245) May 2017  (229) April 2017  (197) March 2017  (165) February 2017  (151) January 2017  (180) December 2016  (260) November 2016  (267) October 2016  (302) September 2016  (387) August 2016  (351) July 2016  (379) June 2016  (379) May 2016  (312) April 2016  (347) March 2016  (414) February 2016  (379) January 2016  (359) December 2015  (359) November 2015  (378) October 2015  (435) September 2015  (419) August 2015  (152) July 2015  (218) June 2015  (179) May 2015  (237) April 2015  (223) March 2015  (119) February 2015  (121) January 2015  (395) December 2014  (376) November 2014  (376) October 2014  (414) September 2014  (349) August 2014  (379) July 2014  (316) June 2014  (375) May 2014  (384) April 2014  (354) March 2014  (318) February 2014  (284) January 2014  (270) December 2013  (224) November 2013  (242) October 2013  (244) September 2013  (226) August 2013  (241) July 2013  (214) June 2013  (222) May 2013  (191) April 2013  (173) March 2013  (149) February 2013  (85) January 2013  (106) December 2012  (111) November 2012  (149) October 2012  (151) September 2012  (118) August 2012  (99) July 2012  (56) June 2012  (57) May 2012  (54) April 2012  (62) March 2012  (40) February 2012  (27) January 2012  (24) December 2011  (18) November 2011  (12) October 2011  (1) September 2011  (9) August 2011  (11) March 2011  (1)

• 訪日外国人向けインバウンド広告メディア「SoraNews24」とは？

• • Kyoto shop turns traditional Japanese kimono into teddy bears, with special meaning hidden in their patterns
  • 12-year-old foreign tourist missing in Japan, police asking for help finding her [Video]

• Follow SoraNews24

  Follow @RocketNews24En

  About Us | Jobs | Contact | Contribution | Partner with Us

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

• Advertise |
• About Us |
• Work with us |
• Contact |
• Contribution |