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Can hanging a handy fan on your crotch keep you cool in the Tokyo summer? SN24 investigates
- Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2026 - Tweet
Mr. Sato and his crew strut through Shinjuku like cocks of the walk, but can their meat beat the heat?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • experiment • fans • funny • handy fans • hot • Mr. Sato • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • weird • Yoshio)
A practical guide to freezing your boss’ hat in a block of ice [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Aug 18, 2026
![A practical guide to freezing your boss’ hat in a block of ice [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/1_a01e7b.jpg?w=640 "A practical guide to freezing your boss’ hat in a block of ice [Photos]")
This is an important skill for working adults to acquire, and we’re here to walk you through the process step by step.
Is covering your entire upper body with cooling strips enough to fend off Japan’s summer heat?
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2026
Mr. Sato thinks it might be, and when was the last time he had an idea that didn’t pan out?
- Japan
- (COK • cooling patches • cooling strips • crazy • experiment • funny • heat • Hiepita • Mr. Sato • SNJO)
Japanese popsicle experiment says eating one before going outside in summer helps keep you cool
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2026
Maker of Garigari-kun explores whether one of Japan’s favorite frozen treats can work as a pre-cooling agent.
- Japan
- (Akagi Nyugyo • experiment • food • Garigari-kun • heat • popsicles • shaved ice • sweets)
Can you make butter by running with a pouch filled with cream? Let’s find out[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2026
Why make butter in your kitchen when you can make it on your jogging path?
We enjoy sheer searing bliss with the help of a fun new torching tool from Family Mart
- Krista Rogers
Jun 18, 2025
There’s a fine line between playing and experimenting with food…make that ten different foods, to see which one was most on fire.
- Japan
- (aburishi • COK • convenience store • cooking • experiment • Family mart • gadget • konbini • SNJO • tool • torch)
Will listening to Japan’s biggest earworm song for five hours drive you insane? Let’s find out!
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2025
Our ace reporter Mr. Sato subjects himself to five hours of the Don Quijote theme song.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • Don Quijote • experiment • funny • Miracle Shopping • Mr. Sato • music • SNJO • weird)
Katsu weight showdown! Which Japanese supermarket gives you the most tonkatsu meat for your yen?
- SoraNews24
Nov 12, 2024
We strip four pork cutlets down to their fighting weights and see who’s got the most meat inside.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • experiment • food • funny • katsu • pork cutlet • SNJO • tonkatsu)
What happens if you feed pufferfish poison to pufferfish? Japanese scientists trying to find out
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2024
”Here, little fishies! Come get your poison!”
- Japan
- (blowfish • crazy • experiment • fish • food • fugu • pufferfish • science • weird)
We try eating nothing but emergency food rations for three progressively tougher days
- Krista Rogers
Sep 10, 2024
Learn how our writer fared after eating emergency rations, as well as her suggestions for anyone who’s making their own disaster food prep pack.
- Japan
- (COK • disaster • disaster preparedness • earthquake • emergency • experiment • food • Mariko Ohanabatake • simulation • SNJO)
Can you defeat curry stains by hanging your clothes in the sunshine?【Experiment】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 2, 2024
Summer sun versus curcumin – FIGHT!
- Japan
- (COK • curry • curry rice • experiment • fashion • food • life hacks • science • SNJO)
Japanese delivery company tests ideal kotatsu temperature for cats, with live cats
- Shannon
Apr 8, 2024
If you know cats, you can probably guess the results.
- Japan
- (animals • cats • cute • experiment • funny • kotatsu • Kuroneko Yamato • pets • video • Yamato Transport)
Testing out the rubber hand illusion in the office to see if people can feel pain in fake limbs
- Master Blaster
Feb 21, 2024
Science is violence.
- Japan
- (Ahiruneko • body transfer illusion • COK • crazy • experiment • funny • Go Hatori • Masanuki Sunakoma • P.K. Sanjun • rubber hand illusion • science • SNJO • Takashi Harada • weird • Yuichiro Wasai)
ChatGPT vs. loving wife: Who can pick better Valentine’s Day chocolate for a husband?【Experiment】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 14, 2024
Our reporter’s spouse takes on the AI program in a battle to find the fastest way to his heart through his stomach.
- Japan
- (AI • artificial intelligence • chocolate • experiment • food • sweets • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate • Yuichiro Wasai)
Stained in crimson like X Japan, will passersby on the Tokyo street offer us comfort?【Experiment】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 12, 2024
Investigating the accuracy of Yoshiki’s “Kurenai” lyrics.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • experiment • funny • Kurenai • music • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • weird • X Japan • Yoshiki)
Is Japan’s cheapest SIM-free phone plan actually usable? Testing Irumo on all Tokyo Metro lines
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2024
We get to the bottom of the low-cost, SIM-free service plan by heading to the deepest points of the public transportation network.
- Japan
- (cheap • COK • experiment • Irumo • phones • SIM-free phones • Smartphones • SNJO • technology)
Rumors say Tokyo’s Sensoji Temple sticks you with bad fortunes, so we bought 100 to find out
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2024
Plus, how hard is it to pull Sensoji’s semi-secret super-lucky omikuji fortune?
- Japan
- (Asakusa • COK • experiment • fortune-telling • omikuji • Seiji Nakazawa • Sensoji • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • travel)
How do other flavors of ice cream rice compare to Meiji’s matcha ice cream rice recipe?
- Krista Rogers
Dec 20, 2023
Sometimes we just don’t know when to quit in the name of strange cooking experiments.
- Japan
- (caramel • cooking • experiment • ice cream • Meiji • rice • rice cooker • takikomigohan • taste test • vanilla)
Talking about takoyaki got us thinking…why can’t you use squid instead of octopus?【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Sep 22, 2023
Surely squid is just as good a filling?
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • experiment • food • food history • K. Masami • octopus • Osaka • SNJO • SoraKitchen • squid • takoyaki)
Can cats cut the cost of power? Japanese delivery company with a cat-themed name investigates
- Krista Rogers
Sep 12, 2023
Company conducts an experiment to see whether it can harness the power of the feline to save on monthly electricity costs and be more eco-friendly.
- Japan
- (bill • cat • cost • electricity • experiment • hamster • Kuroneko • Kuroneko Yamato • power generation • Yamato Transport)
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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
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