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Our 52-year-old pole dancing reporter shares his tips for achieving your New Year’s exercise goal
- Elliot Hale
Jan 9, 2026 - Tweet
Starting in his 40s and still going strong, Mr. Sato offers realistic tips for anyone trying to shift some extra weight this year.
- Japan
- (COK • diet • exercise • fitness • health • moving • Mr. Sato • New Year's Resolution • pole dance • pole dancing • SNJO • touching • weight loss)
Japanese convenience stores have tasty, diet-friendly meals, like these three under 500 calories
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2025
If you’ve gained some unintended weight over the holidays, believe it or not, Japanese convenience stores are a great place to start your diet.
- Japan
- (bento • boxed lunches • COK • convenience stores • diet • Family mart • food • health • instant noodles)
We found a giant slab of konnyaku jelly and tried turning it into a giant slab of steak
- Dale Roll
Mar 24, 2024
When we see big food, we just can’t help but see it as a challenge.
- Japan
- (big food • cooking • diet • food • Gyomu Super • Konjac • konnyaku • low-calorie • recipe • SoraKitchen • tasty)
It looks like fish, but does it taste like it? Imitation tuna almost breaks our minds 【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
Mar 3, 2024
Try this fish substitute if you’re trying to cut back on seafood!
- Japan
- (diet • fish substitute • meatless • plant-based food • plant-based meat • taste test • vegan • vegetarian)
National Diet Curry: Loved by Japanese Prime Ministers and politicians, but is it any good?
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2024
The Kokkai Beef Curry is an immoral meal, in more ways than one.
- Japan
- (curry • diet • food • Go Hatori • government • Japanese food • Japanese Prime Minister • Kokkai • Kokkai Curry • Matsusaka beef • politicians • prime minister • retort curry • SNJO • taste test)
Study of blood tests in Tokyo finds 98% as having vitamin D deficiencies
- Master Blaster
Jun 9, 2023
D up, everyone!
- Japan
- (diet • fish • health • Jikei University School of Medicine • nutrition • science • shiitake • Tokyo • vitamin D)
Lawson’s ‘TanChiki’ – We try Japan’s new health-conscious convenience store fried chicken
- Katie Pask
Sep 20, 2022
Our team of weight-watching middle aged guys see what they think of Lawson’s new ‘Delicious and guilt-free!’ fried chicken.
- Japan
- (chicken • COK • convenience store food • convenience stores • diet • food • fried chicken • healthy • healthy food • Lawson • SNJO • taste test)
Yoshinoya’s wagyu beef box for Japanese politicians
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2021
We eat an exclusive menu item inside the National Diet Building.
- Japan
- (beef bowls • COK • cool • diet • food • gyudon • Japanese food • National Diet • review • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu • Yoshinoya)
Animals weighing themselves are Japan’s newest line of strangely relatable capsule toys figures
- SoraNews24
Jun 16, 2021
We know how you feel, panda.
- Japan
- (capsule toys • cool • crazy • cute • diet • figures • funny • gachapon • SNJO • toys • weight • weird)
Diet-friendly Cup Noodle Pro is here, but does it taste as good as the original version?
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2021
We taste-test the new high-protein, low-carb version of the instant ramen king.
- Japan
- (COK • Cup Noodle • diet • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test)
Five diet-friendly Tokyo restaurant menu/takeout items that helped shrink this pandemic gut
- SoraNews24
Mar 22, 2021
Our ramen-loving, curry-craving reporter managed to drop a lot of weight while still satisfying his taste buds.
- Japan
- (COK • diet • dieting • food • restaurants • SNJO • weight loss • Yuichiro Wasai)
Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2020
Impressive weight loss transforms this man’s body and mind, but it’s his new face that’s blowing everyone away.
- Japan
- (awesome • body fat • diet • health • makeover • videos • weight • weight loss • weight training)
New Japanese rice cooker cuts carbohydrates at the push of a button
- Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2020
Now you can lose weight just by eating rice.
- Japan
- (awesome • carbohydrates • clever • cooking • cool • diet • food • gadgets • health • healthy food • nutrition • rice • rice cookers)
A pack of natto (fermented Japanese soybeans) a day keeps the death away according to study
- Master Blaster
Feb 1, 2020
Terrible news for picky eaters.
- Japan
- (diet • fermented food • food • health • Japanese food • Miso • National Cancer Center • natto • survey)
Japanese man invented an app that visualizes how much sugar is in a drink, and everyone wants it
- Dale Roll
Jul 19, 2019
The app isn’t even available yet, but people are clamoring to get it!
- Japan
- (app • diet • diet app • health • nutrition • nutrition app • soda • soft drinks • sugar)
Sexy Japanese bikini model Waka Inoue snaps back into shape with dramatic before/after video
- Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2019
After being away from the spotlight for a few years, the busty star wants to regain her physique.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • before and after • diet • fitness • Rizap • video • Waka Inoue)
Japanese parliament descends into utter chaos, shouting match over proposed water law【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 8, 2018
Move to allow private companies to handle public water supply has politicians fired up, supporters unwilling to communicate as dissenter shouts “No! No! No! No! No!”
- Japan
- (crazy • diet • government • politicians • politics • privatization • video • water)
We make delicious, low(er)-calorie Japanese-style pizza with fried tofu and miso!【Sora Kitchen】
- Richard Simmonds
Jun 12, 2018
In our quest to find a cheese-laden pizza we can eat guilt-free, we’ve come across a Japanese-style concoction that’s surprisingly delicious.
Turn unwanted fat into next month’s rent at new exercise-themed sharehouse in Saitama
- Krista Rogers
Jun 5, 2018
Gran Toda’s “Fat Purchasing Campaign” is certainly one of the best incentives to finally get into shape.
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- Japan
- (COK • cool • diet • exercise • fitness • Gran Toda • health • Living in Japan • Saitama • sharehouse)
Former Tokyo University Professor claims eating only fruit for 8 years has made him superhuman
- Master Blaster
Apr 19, 2018
Mizuki Nakano says he is the next step in human evolution.
- Japan
- (diet • fruit • fruitarianism • health • Matsuko Deluxe • Mizuki Nakano • protein)
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- First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]
Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
This is Japan’s best cycling course, but is it fun for bicycling beginners too?
Mr. Sato searches for the mysterious new wall of fortune in Tokyo
Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
Thief mails 460 million-yen watch back to Tokyo store he stole it from, says “I’m sorry”
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Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
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Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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