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Manga water damage rescue tip lets us read our favorites without fear in the bathtub

• SoraNews24
  Jun 28, 2023
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Our reporter loves nothing more than a good soak with a good manga, and now she knows how to get rid of the page warping that comes with that combination.

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• Japan
• (anime • books • COK • experiment • life hacks • manga • SNJO • water damage)

We made our gummies glow with a popular Japanese vitamin drink 【SoraKitchen】

• Shannon
  May 10, 2023

A cool science experiment that’s also delicious.

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• Japan
• (cool • Daiso • DIY • experiment • fun • gummies • Oronamin C • science experiment • SoraKitchen)

What should you do if you have Japanese money that’s been destroyed like this?

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 10, 2023

After waiting a year to get her lost wallet back, is all hope lost for our reporter’s 1o,000 yen bill?

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• Japan
• (10000 yen bill • COK • crazy • experiment • money • SNJO)

We put weird food in curry to make it “un-curry-like”, find a killer secret ingredient instead

• Dale Roll
  Mar 1, 2023

And it’s not something we would ever have thought to try!

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• Japan
• (cooking • curry • experiment • secret ingredient • Seiji Nakazawa • SoraKitchen • weird food)

Does eating ramen out of a pot in the bathtub change the taste?

• Master Blaster
  Sep 14, 2022

The answer may mildly shock you.

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• Japan
• (bathtub • beer • chicken ramen • electrolysis • experiment • flavor • ramen • science)

Japanese scientists succeed at causing depression in monkeys using magnetic stimulation

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2022

Researchers hope results will benefit humanity, online commenters more concerned about the monkeys.

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• Japan
• (animals • depression • experiment • health • monkeys • science)

Can you tell the difference between real beer and Japan’s happoshu quasi-beer?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 20, 2022

Masks on and bottoms up for a blind taste test experiment.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • COK • drinks • experiment • haposhu • Kirin • Kirin Beer • Kirin Ichibanshibori • low-malt beer • SNJO • taste test)

Unable to learn our lesson, we blast ourselves in the crotch with cooling spray and a leaf blower

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 19, 2022

Don’t try this at home, or anywhere else, kids!

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • COK • cooling spray • crazy • experiment • funny • Mr. Sato • SNJO • weird)

Can we replace tofu with cheese in miso soup? We find out【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  May 29, 2022

This is quite possibly the easiest recipe ever…but does it taste good?

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• Japan
• (cheese • cooking • experiment • food • miso soup • SoraKitchen)

We put Mr. Donut donuts in a hot sandwich maker to see which one turns out best【Taste Test】

• Dale Roll
  May 26, 2022

Five classic donuts, one hot sandwich maker: Who will come out on top?

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• Japan
• (breakfast • donuts • experiment • hot sandwich maker • MG Ogawa • Mister Donut • SoraKitchen • sweets • taste test)

Enjoy one-handed cherry-blossom viewing picnic with this McHanami hack

• Master Blaster
  Apr 6, 2022

You deserve a break today.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • Chicken McNuggets • clever • COK • experiment • fast food • funny • hanami • Happy Set • life hack • lifehack • McDonald's • sakura • SJO)

How many otaku penlights do you need to survive a blackout in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 3, 2022

Light up the darkness with a little love from your idol. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • culture • experiment • glow sticks • idol • Idols • lighting • otaku • penlights • SNJO • Touken Ranbu • weird)

Taste-testing the “cheese that gives you weird dreams”【Experiment】

• SoraNews24
  Jan 21, 2022

The Japanese Internet is buzzing about this mysterious blue cheese, and as usual, we’re ahead of schedule on the weirdness.

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• Japan
• (cheese • COK • crazy • dreams • experiment • food • SNJO • Stilton • weird)

Can monkeys win at Japanese crane games? Experiment attempts to find out【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 19, 2022

Sure, we humans are regular failures versus UFO catchers, but what about our primate cousins?

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• Japan
• (animals • crane games • experiment • monkeys • Nagasaki Bio Park • UFO catchers • video • zoos)

Can you buy everything you need for an overnight camping trip at Daiso? Part 2!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 8, 2021

He made it through the afternoon, but what will happen to our Daiso adventurer once night falls?

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• Japan
• (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • camping • COK • cool • crazy • Daiso • experiment • Go Hatori • outdoors • SNJO)

Can you buy everything you need for an overnight camping trip at Daiso? Let’s find out!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 5, 2021

Part 1 of our experiment to see if Daiso is truly the only store anyone ever need to shop at.

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• Japan
• (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • camping • COK • cool • crazy • Daiso • experiment • Go Hatori • SNJO)

Pad Thai oatmeal?? Our reporter tries another oatmeal cooking experiment【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Oct 30, 2021

You would be surprised to know it actually works!

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• Japan
• (cooking • experiment • food • Go Hatori • oatmeal • pad thai • SoraKitchen • Thai food)

Can a famous Japanese hypnotist make us eat super spicy instant noodles?【Experiment】

• Dale Roll
  Oct 9, 2021

Can hypnosis keep us from tasting spiciness? We try to find out!!

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • crazy • experiment • food • funny • hypnosis • instant noodles • Noodles • Peyang • SNJO • spicy • weird)

Super ramen! What happens when you combine 19 different types of supermarket ramen?【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  May 24, 2021

Today in the SoraKitchen, we’re taking our love of ramen to its illogical conclusion.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • crazy • experiment • food • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • SoraKitchen)

We test Japanese sweets company’s claim: can one ingredient change pancakes from fluffy to chewy?

• Katy Kelly
  May 17, 2021

This tip will help you to perfect your pancakes, whichever way you prefer them!

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• Japan
• (baking • chewy • COK • cooking • experiment • fluffy • Morinaga • pancakes • SNJO • SoraKitchen • tasty)

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