SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Players helped themselves to unordered booze following World Cup elimination and caused more than four million yen (US$37,000) in damage, owner says.

Japan, S America
(crime • Kumamoto • rugby • Rugby World Cup • sports • Uruguay • video)

Beautiful red soy sauce from Japan uses no artificial colors, tastes like nothing else

Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2019

A special ingredient from Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture transforms Japan’s most traditional cooking essential into something new.

Japan
(beautiful • cooking • cool • food • Kumamoto • soy sauce • weird)

Three friends go into a pitch-black “haunted” tunnel in Japan, freaky terror ensues【Video】

Koh Ruide
Jul 17, 2019

Watch your step when entering one of the most haunted places in Japan.

Japan
(creepy • fright • Horror • Japanese Twitter • Kumamoto • scary • tunnel)

Pokémon and One Piece team up, give Luffy’s hat to Pikachu for special earthquake relief project

Casey Baseel
Jul 17, 2019

Pokémon GO promotion aims to bring travelers to the hometown of One Piece’s creator.

Japan
(anime • disaster relief • earthquake • Eiichiro Oda • Kumamoto • kumamoto earthquake • manga • One Piece • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)

Kumamoto mascot Kumamon’s chance of being Olympic torch runner in jeopardy

Master Blaster
Jun 5, 2019

Organizing committee seems to have a problem with a huge clumsy bear running around with an open flame.

Japan
(2020 Olympics • Kumamon • Kumamoto • Mascots • Olympic Torch Relay • Olympics • Tokyo Olympics • yuru-kyara)

Adorable mascot bear Kumamon stars on the most popular new license plate in Japan

Casey Baseel
May 2, 2019

Kumamoto’s goodwill ambassador is even more popular than Mt. Fuji!

Japan
(cars • cool • cute • driving • Kumamon • Kumamoto • license plates • mascot characters)

Eating a bag of Rhino Beetles from Kumamoto’s bug-food vending machine【Taste test】

Master Blaster
Mar 1, 2019

Our intrepid reporter completely loses his cool biting into the sizable bugs.

Japan
(beetles • bugs • COK • crazy • edible insects • food • funny • gross • Kumamoto • SNOJ • vending machines • weird)

Vending machine selling edible bugs is an instant hit in Kumamoto, generates about $4,600 a month

Koh Ruide
Jan 9, 2019

Fancy some crunchy diving beetles or irresistible pupae?

Japan
(bugs • crunchy • edible insects • food • Kumamoto • Snack • vending machine)

Animation studio formed by ex-Pixar employees to helm anime project The Mystery of Kumamon

Katy Kelly
Oct 24, 2018

Tonko House will take responsibility for bringing Kumamon’s exploits overseas in a future animation project.

Japan
(animation • anime • Kumamon • Kumamoto • movies • Pixar • tonko house • yurukyara)

Vending machine in Kumamoto to offer delicious insect snacks, let you munch them on the go

Koh Ruide
Oct 9, 2018

Supplementing your diet with an alternative protein source will be easier than ever.

Japan
(bugs • edible insects • insects • Kumamoto • odd • snacks • vending machine)

Japanese city councilwoman who took baby to work kicked out of conference for using cough drop

Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2018

Other members call for immediate suspension of meeting due to breech of etiquette, take eight hours to decide on her increasingly stupid punishments.