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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 3, 2025
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Popular program in birthplace of samurai martial art iado forced to retool.

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• Japan
• (COK • crime • culture • iaido • Katana • martial arts • samurai • swords • tourism • travel)

New contender for the Akihabara ramen crown: Restaurant run by martial arts champ【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Apr 23, 2025

Mixed martial artist now adds ramen making to his skill mix at Men Zin Saito.

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• Japan
• (Akihabra • COK • food • martial arts • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

Taking Amazon Japan’s lowest-rated light-up nunchucks out for a spin

• Master Blaster
  Nov 12, 2024

Don’t just buy any illuminated weapons. Do the research first.

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• Japan
• (Amazon Japan • Amazon lowest-rated • COK • crazy • funny • Go Hatori • martial arts • nunchucks • SNJO • weird)

Kung-fu shoe flipping tournament coming back to Yokohama Chinatown

• Master Blaster
  Nov 1, 2023

Kick off your shoes and have a good time.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • funny • Kitamon Festival • kung fu • Kung-fu Shoe Flying World Championships • kung-fu shoes • martial arts • sports • tournaments • weird • Yokohama • Yokohama Chinatown)

Beautiful Japanese martial artist recreates fighting video game moves in the real world【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 20, 2023

Strikes and poses from Street Fighter, Dead or Alive, and more.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beautiful women • Chun-Li • cool • Dead or Alive • martial arts • Street Fighter • video • video games • Virtua Fighter)

Can you become a martial artist after six months of online karate classes? Let’s find out

• Dale Roll
  Dec 26, 2022

Because sometimes you just can’t get to a dojo to train. 

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• Japan
• (dojo • exercise • fitness • health • karate • Kouhey • martial arts • online classes • SNJO)

This Tokyo event is like a real-world Dragon Ball World Martial Arts Tournament

• Dale Roll
  Nov 7, 2022

We half-expected Goku to show up midway through!

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• Japan
• (COK • combat sports • cool • karate • martial arts • mixed martial arts • MMA • SNJO • sports)

How hard is it to break Japanese tiles like a karate pro?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 25, 2022

This Tokyo store lets you write a wish on a tile to help make your dreams come true.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • cool • Japanese tiles • karate • Kawara Smash • Kawarana • martial arts • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • tiles • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Sephiroth in real life? How to unsheathe a massive 6.8-foot samurai sword

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2021

It’s not every day you get to see moves like this outside of anime and video games.

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• Japan
• (crazy • Final Fantasy • funny • martial arts • samurai • samurai sword • Sephiroth • swords • twitter • video • viral videos • weird)

Ninja dojo opens in Tokyo’s Asakusa, offers courses in shuriken, stealth, and sensory perception

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2021

Japan Ninja Council wants to give visitors their first steps down the path of the shinobi.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • cool • culture • history • Japan Ninja Council • martial arts • Ninja)

Japanese schoolgirl and karate teen subdue violent shoplifter

• Casey Baseel
  May 3, 2021

Martial artist happy to be able to put skills to use.

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• (COK • crazy • crime • karate • martial arts • schoolgirls • sholifting • teens • theft • weird)

Japanese high school kendo coach caught forcing students to pay birthday-tribute money

• Ingrid Tsai
  Apr 22, 2021

Typically, students are encouraged to report bullying to the adults, but what do you do when the adult is the bully?

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• Japan
• (crime • Ehime • extracurricular activities • high school students • Kendo • martial arts • news • schools • sports • Teachers)

Kitty offers a helping paw in the middle of a martial arts demonstration【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 17, 2020

You’ll get a kick out of this cat helping with kicks. 

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• (cat • funny • martial arts • twitter • video)

Black bear in Sendai becoming proficient with the three-section staff

• Master Blaster
  Apr 15, 2020

Park exercising its constitutional right to arm bears.

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• Japan
• (bears • black bear • fighting • martial arts • sajiegun • sansetsukon • Sendai • three-section staff • Yagiyama Zoological Park)

Mini karate-chop roof tiles you can actually destroy are Japan’s newest capsule toy【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2020

Compact stress-reliver easily fits on desks for when you need a high-impact break from work or study.

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• (capsule toys • cool • crazy • gachapon • karate • kawara • martial arts • Tama Kyu • video)

Jackie Chan spotted cuddling a puppy at a Japanese home centre【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Nov 7, 2019

Action star goes incognito at an unlikely location to support his new support range. 

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• Japan
• (celebrities • home centers • Jackie Chan • martial arts • Tokyo • Toyosu • twitter • video)

“Otaku” YouTuber confronts Tokyo tough-guy litterers, who’ve got no idea who they’re dealing with

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 31, 2019

Litterbug smokers aren’t so eager to brawl once they find out they’re picking a fight with a guy who beats people up for a living.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • funny • hidden camera • Kabukicho • litter • martial arts • mixed martial arts • otaku • shinjuku • smoking • Tokyo • trash • video)

Krav Maga Tokyo Training Center trains SoraNews24’s Meg in no-holds-barred combat arts【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 2, 2019

Meg goes from Frappuccino fan to fists of fury.

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• Japan
• (COK • Krav Maga • martial arts • Meg • movies • SNJO)

Who needs a real weapon? Salaryman makes awesome FX battle video using a traffic cone【Video】

• Dale Roll
  May 10, 2019

With the power of special effects and video editing, and awesome martial arts skills, you, too, can be a traffic cone master!

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • fight choreography • fighting • funny • martial arts • motion acting • special effects • traffic cone • video • weapon)

Massive kung fu vs. taekwondo brawl breaks out at shopping mall between beefing schools【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 7, 2019

Martial artists start the fight, Internet commenters continue it.

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• China, Korea
• (COK • crazy • fight • kung fu • martial arts • taekwondo • video • weird)

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  2. Continuing cyberattacks hit Japanese arcade hard [Photos]
  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. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  6. Princess Mononoke was going to look totally different, new Studio Ghibli artbook shows
  7. Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one
  8. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  9. Japan’s free stock image site of muscular men doing whimsical and mundane things reveals rankings
  10. Godzilla becomes a Japanese randoseru backpack, as do two of his greatest rivals [Photos]

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  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. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  5. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  6. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  7. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  8. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
  9. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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  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. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  10. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign

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  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

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