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

cool (Page 46)

Stay calm! Beloved Gen-1 Pokémon species becoming donut for first time in Mister Donut collab

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 22, 2023
• Tweet

Pikachu is being joined by another classic Pokémon species in this year’s team-up.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pikachu donuts • Pokemon • Psyduck • sweets • video games)

Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images to “use within the bounds of common sense”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2023

First look at the central characters from The Boy and the Heron.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • art • cool • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • How Do You Live • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron)

Antarctic Curry: Japanese restaurant revives meal eaten by Antarctic explorers

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2023

10,000 hours of work went into reviving this dish, and the results were definitely worth it. 

Read More

• Japan
• (Antarctica • COK • cool • crazy • curry • food • Hanayama Udon • history cool • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • udon)

Awesome life-size Hololive art panels take over Tokyo Dome City【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 20, 2023

Hololive City is a free art event filled with fun and photo ops for virtual YouTuber fans.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • HoloLive • Hololive City • otaku • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Tokyo Dome • Tokyo Dome City • virtual YouTubers • VTubers)

We test drive a Nissan GT-R Premium Edition T-spec in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2023

Join us as we drive a premium super sports car with a price tag of 19 million yen.

Read More

• Japan
• (cars • COK • cool • driving • Driving in Japan • GT-R • Japanese cars • Masanuki Sunakoma • new • nissan • NISSAN GT-R • SNJO • sports cars • T-spec • test drive • Yokahama • Yokohama)

Japanese vending machine sells a famous Kyoto bread loved by locals

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2023

A cult hit that’s yet to be discovered by international tourists.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • roasted sweet potatoes • SNJO • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test • vending machines • weird • yaki imo • yakiimo)

New Japanese bath oils make you feel like you’re soaking in soy sauce and rayu chilli oil

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2023

Blurring the line between bath time and meal time in a very cool way.

Read More

• Japan
• (bath • bath oils • bath salts • bath time • baths • chili oil • COK • cool • rayu • shoyu • souvenirs • soy sauce)

Amazing Pokémon parade with over 30 different species held as World Championships finish【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2023

Pikachu is just the tip of the adorable iceberg as dozens of Pokémon come out to play in Yokohama.

Read More

• Japan
• (awesome • cool • cute • parade • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon World Championships • Pokémon World Championships 2023 • video • Yokohama)

Giant life-size Alolan Exeggutor Pokémon appears at Pokémon World Championships in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2023

Tropical variant, first seen in Pokémon Sun and Moon, stands tall in Yokohama.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • cute • drones • Mark Is • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Pokémon World Championships • Pokémon World Championships 2023 • SNO • technology • video • video games • Yokohama)

Giant Pokémon appear in Yokohama sky in awesome drone art show at World Championships【Pics, vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 14, 2023

Pikachu and Poké-pals featured in amazing, adorable aerial display over Yokohama harbor.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • cute • drones • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon World Championships • Pokémon World Championships 2023 • SNO • technology • video • video games)

Restaurant Yoshibei is crazy in the best way: A pork cutlet set with a side of pork cutlet bowl

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 14, 2023

Pork cutlet so nice you get to eat it twice.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • food • katsu • katsudon • pork cutlet • restaurants • SNJO • tonkatsu)

Studio Ghibli releases new plush toy backpacks for adults and children

• Oona McGee
  Aug 12, 2023

Now you can take Totoro, Jiji, the Catbus, and Boh from Spirited Away on a new adventure!

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • Boh • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • goods • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shop • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

New Legend of Zelda Boss is a canned coffee, gives you a chance at awesome jacket loot【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 12, 2023

Nintendo and Suntory team up to keep you caffeinated on your adventures in life.

Read More

• Japan
• (BOSS • Boss coffee • canned coffee • coffee • cool • drinks • fashion • jacket • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Suntory • Tears of the Kingdom • video games • Zelda)

Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 12, 2023

Like stepping into a futuristic world where everyone lives — and plays —  underground. 

Read More

• Japan
• (bars • COK • cool • dystopia • dystopian • futuristic • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restauramts • Neo Tokyo • NEON • neon signs • new openings • restaurants • sci-fi • shinjuku • Tokyo)

Totoro, Soot Sprites ready to head outdoors with you in new Ghibli/Outdoor Products bag collab

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 11, 2023

Backpacks and pouches for the next time the classic anime inspires you to get out and explore nature.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • backpacks • bags • cool • cute • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • Outdoor Products • Soot Sprite • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Stunning Japanese restaurant is like eating in a samurai residence

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2023

If you’re looking for a very Japanese experience, this is a place you’ll need to put on the itinerary.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • cool • eating • food • Icchou • icho • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Kanto • Masanuki Sunakoma • restaurants • review • SNJO • taste test • Tochigi)

The massive Pokémon card public art display going on in Japan right now is a thing of beauty【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 11, 2023

Yokohama’s Pokémon Card Art Walk is a stroll fans won’t ever forget.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • art • awesome • COK • collectible card games • cool • cute • Minato Mirai • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Card Art Walk • pokemon trading card game • SNO • tourism • travel • video games • Yokohama)

Hiyashi yaki-imo vending machine changes the whole way we think about roasted sweet potatoes

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 11, 2023

There’s nothing like the warmth of a freshly roasted sweet potato, so who wants to eat them cold? We do.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • roasted sweet potatoes • SNJO • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test • vending machines • weird • yaki imo • yakiimo)

24 Sweets Shop: New unstaffed store specialising in trendy Japanese sweets opens in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2023

With hard-to-get ice creams and treats now available 24 hours a day, convenience stores better watch their backs.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • ice cream • Japanese sweets • new • rose ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • unmanned shops • unmanned store • unstaffed store)

The phantom juice only available from vending machines at JR East train stations

• Oona McGee
  Aug 10, 2023

Only on sale for a limited time, and in a very limited area.

Read More

• Japan
• (acure • COK • cool • drinks • Japanese train stations • Japanese vending machines • JR East • juice • Peach • peaches • SNJO • taste test • train stations • trains • vending machine drinks • vending machines • weird)

1. « Prev
2. 1
3. ...
4. 43
5. 44
6. 45
7. 46
8. 47
9. 48
10. 49
11. ...
12. 224
13. Next »

• Recent Posts

  • Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
  • Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness
  • Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
  • Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
  • Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups

• MOST POPULAR

  • Today
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Yearly

  Today

  1. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
  4. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  5. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  6. Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
  7. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  8. Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
  9. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  10. Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness

  Weekly

  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  3. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  4. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  5. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  6. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  7. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  8. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  9. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  10. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan

  Monthly

  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  6. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  7. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  8. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  9. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  10. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store

  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. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

• RECOMMENDED STORIES

  • Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending
  • Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  • Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
  • Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  • Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness
  • Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  • Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
  • Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
  • Tokyo to build new crematoriums to meet surging demand
  • Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  • Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  • Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
  • Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
  • Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]

• • Categories

    Categories Select Category Africa  (33) Anime & Manga  (193) Art  (64) Australia  (42) C America  (9) C Asia  (17) Canada  (59) Cats  (72) China  (847) Culture  (180) Cute  (187) Entertainment  (248) Europe  (345) FN24  (1) Food & Drink  (314) Games & Tech  (167) Global  (1,073) India  (11) Internet  (2,198) Italy  (13) Japan  (34,562) 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  (18) Uncategorized  (19) USA  (978) W Asia  (25)

  • Archives

    Archives Select Month November 2026  (31) October 2026  (144) September 2026  (156) August 2026  (174) 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  (394) 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？

• • Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  • Tokyo to build new crematoriums to meet surging demand
• About Us | Jobs | Contact | Contribution | Partner with Us

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

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