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Heading to Kyoto soon? Simply want to know more about Japan’s ancient capital? We have the perfect book and DVD for you—and you could win them by answering one easy question!

Japan
(book • competition • culture • DVD • Exploring Kyoto • giveaway • Kyoto • Stone Bridge Press • win)

Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Army face off in Iron Chef-styled cooking competition 【Video】

Krista Rogers
Dec 16, 2015

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Army faced off to determine which side was more worthy of the title of “Iron Chef.”

Japan, USA
(competition • cooking • Iron Chef • Japan Self-Defense Forces • U.S. Army • video)

Announcing the winner of the RocketNews24 Japan Wish competition!

ロケットニュース24
Jun 4, 2015

We know you’ve kept you waiting, but it’s finally time to announce the winner of the RocketNews24 competition!

Join us after the jump to find out who we’ll be flying over to Japan to fulfil their Japan dream experience!

Global
(competition • contest • Japan Wish • winner)

It’s huge!! Win a copy of The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition! 【Contest closed】

ロケットニュース24
Jun 3, 2015

Calling all anime enthusiasts and obsessive collectors! Today we have a very special announcement that will put a big smile on your face and have you doing flappy hands like a sugar-rushing toddler in a toy shop. Thanks to the good people at Stone Bridge Press, we have one hardback and three electronic copies of the incredible The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition to give away!

Join us after the jump to find out how to make this book your own.

Global
(anime • competition • contest • Helen McCarthy • Jonathan Clements • RocketNews24 • Stone Bridge Press • The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Revised Edition • win)

Got a great recipe that requires soy sauce? Enter this competition to win 100,000 yen!

Oona McGee
May 11, 2015

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a soy sauce connoisseur or if you enjoy dabbling in Japanese fusion cooking, we’ve found a perfect way for you to earn some easy prize money.

The Japan Soy Sauce Association is currently accepting entries for two special contest categories: Washoku, for Japanese-style recipes and Your Country’s Cuisine, for food that incorporates the use of soy sauce into traditional dishes from your homeland.

With the top prize being 100,000 yen (US$834.87), if you’re a foreigner living in Japan, now’s the time to get that apron on and get cooking!

Japan
(competition • contest • cooking • food • recipe • soy • soy sauce)

Fukushima bottled water wins Gold Quality Award in the internationally coveted Monde Selection

Krista Rogers
Apr 14, 2015

At a press conference on April 8, Fukushima City representatives announced that the bottled tap water produced in the city has won a Gold Quality Award in the 2015 Monde Selection, a prestigious international competition designed to test the quality of various consumer products. By winning this award, the city hopes to dispel negative rumors about lingering radioactive contamination following the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011.

Global, Japan
(competition • Fukushima • international • Monde Selection • water)

Pick your filling and choose the best Lunch Pack in Japan!

KK Miller
Dec 28, 2014

What’s the best way to ring in the New Year? Participate in a nation-wide food ranking competition, of course! Japan loves to make lists, and everyone checks them twice to see where they rank on all the big sites. But in a country that loves food, competition is always fierce to see which area of Japan has the best local delicacy.

Yamazaki Baking Co. has a set of sandwiches that are called the “Lunch Pack“. Two pieces of white bread are sandwiched together and filled with a variety of ingredients. This year, seven lucky fillings are facing off to become the most popular Lunch Pack of them all! Find out how you can participate and what exciting flavors hope to be eaten after the jump.

Japan
(competition • food • local • Lunch Pack • Yamazaki)

Fear Factor meets Next Top Model in China’s modeling competition extravaganza

KK Miller
Aug 16, 2014

Modeling is a tough business. You need the body, the face, and perhaps the most difficult thing to achieve: the walk. All the top models must combine these three components perfectly. In an industry that is so difficult to break into, a reality TV competition where the winners are whisked off to Italy for a potential professional modeling career could be just the chance an aspiring model is looking for! But these contestants will have to show off more than just their good looks to win this competition. What do these model wannabes have to do to prove their worth for this Chinese TV show? It might just bug some people.

China
(bugs • competition • gross • model • reality TV • sad)

Let’s go! Japan’s best fireworks festival is waiting for you!【Photos】

KK Miller
Aug 5, 2014

Summer in Japan means a few things. For some, the negatives, such as the endless days of heat and humidity, are what always weigh on their minds. But for others, summer means mainly two things: festivals and fireworks! While most cities have a summer festival to call their own, the most common and most popular type is the fireworks festival (hanabi taikai). RocketNews24 wants to introduce you to the fireworks festival that sits at the top of many peoples’ lists as the biggest and best fireworks festival of the summer! The location will definitely surprise you!