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We visit the “vending machine that makes wishes come true”
- Oona McGee
Jul 17, 2021 - Tweet
A rather unusual place to have your dreams granted in Japan.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • drinks • good luck • Kanagawa • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • Tokyo • unusual • vending machines • weird)
Going over the top with a lesson at Tokyo’s top arm wrestling dojo【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Jul 14, 2021
Some of Japan’s strongest “arm sumo” competitors show us how it’s done.
- Japan
- (arm wrestling • COK • crazy • Masanuki Sunakoma • muscles • SNJO • sports • weird)
What happens when our reporters show up to work dressed like their fathers?
- Dale Roll
Jun 23, 2021
What could go wrong if we give our reporters free access to their dads’ closets?
- Japan
- (Father's Day • fathers • Go Hatori • holiday • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • Parenting • parents • Seiji Nakazawa • Yoshio • Yuichiro Wasai)
This casual restaurant in Yokohama will serve you a tasty “two-color” tray at the crack of dawn
- Katy Kelly
Jun 10, 2021
We follow a Japanese taxi driver’s recommendation and find a delicious eatery that’s easy on the eyes and the wallet.
- Japan
- (cheap eats • delicious • diner • early dining • fatty tuna • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • tasty • tuna • Yokohama)
What it’s like to get a haircut at Japan’s oldest barber shop
- Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2021
Styling tips from fifth-generation owner of a business that began before samurai were allowed to cut their top-knots.
- Japan
- (barber • barber shop • COK • hair • haircuts • hairstyles • history • Masanuki Sunakoma • personal grooming • retro • review • SNJO • tradition)
Nepalese-run Tokyo hair salon gave us the number-one hairstyle for handsome Nepalese men【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
May 18, 2021
Stylist in one of Tokyo’s most diverse neighborhoods transforms our reporter.
- Japan
- (COK • foreigners in Japan • hair • hair salons • hairstyling • Masanuki Sunakoma • Nepal • Shin-Okubo • SNJO • Tokyo)
We visit one of Japan’s top pompadour barbers, learn a secret about those Coming of Age Day photos
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2021
Our mild-mannered reporter gets hooked up with the king of bad-boy haircuts in Japan, the “regent.”
- Japan
- (barber shop • COK • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cool • crazy • hair • hair salons • hairdos • hairstyling • makeover • Masanuki Sunakoma • Okinawa • pompadour • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki • SNJO)
Takigyo, Japanese waterfall meditation, is a sure way to shock yourself out of your winter rut
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2021
After one too many lazy Saturdays, we find ourselves standing at the foot of an ice cold waterfall.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • culture • Masanuki Sunakoma • meditation • nature • SNJO • takigyo • temples • Waterfalls)
Super-flashy kimono shop Miyabi tells us about the Coming of Age Day situation this year
- Master Blaster
Jan 11, 2021
Will COVID-19 dampen Japan’s most flamboyant celebration?
- Japan
- (Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • coronavirus • COVID-19 • kimono • Kitakyushu • Masanuki Sunakoma • Miyabi)
Let’s practice some non-toxic masculinity with Japanese pro-wrestler anti-bacterial face masks
- Master Blaster
Oct 31, 2020
It doesn’t get more manly than having a guy’s oiled chest on your mouth.
- Japan
- (face masks • fashion • Hiroshi Tanahashi • Masanuki Sunakoma • New Japan Pro-Wrestling • wrestling)
Gag or actually functional office piece? Oversized Enter key amazes us—with its uselessness
- Ingrid Tsai
Aug 1, 2020
Is there a limit to the madness of IT? Apparently not.
- Japan
- (Amazon • COK • computers • crazy • funny • keyboard • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • technology • weird)
Boxing reflex balls are the best way to make you a hit on social media
- Master Blaster
Jul 31, 2020
It’s the Instagram of the tiger; the thrill of the likes.
- Japan
- (boxing reflex ball • COK • crazy • exercise • exercise equipment • fitness • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • MMA • SNJO • social media • weird)
Never feel lonely in the tub again! We try Japan’s Bobbing Seal floating bath toy【Photos】
- Katy Kelly
Jun 30, 2020
Our Japanese-language reporter purchased a forever friend to lighten up his cleanliness rituals.
- Japan
- (bath • bath time • bath toy • bathroom • cute • Masanuki Sunakoma • novelty • seal • SNJO • toys • weird • wtf)
We buy a Japanese robo girl to pour drinks for us to enjoy while taking a bath【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2020
Replica of popular swimsuit model/actress means we never have to bathe or drink alone.
- Japan
- (alcohol • baths • beautiful women • crazy • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNO • toys • video • weird • Yumiko Shaku)
Will it waffle? We put various Japanese snacks through a waffle iron, just because【SoraKitchen】
- Katy Kelly
May 23, 2020
Is there any food that can’t be improved by turning it into a waffle?
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • convenience store • food • home cooking • Lunch Paffle • Maffle • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNOJ • SoraKitchen • tasty • waffle iron)
Testing Japan’s stay-home sauna solution, the Ofuro de Sauna Kasa【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 24, 2020
A way to stay safe, stay steamed, and stay crazy, all at once!
Kendama training cures one man’s self-isolation blues
- Master Blaster
Apr 4, 2020
There’s never been a better time to brush up on the old eye-hand coordination.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • games • Kendama • Masanuki Sunakoma • self-isolation • toys)
We try on the Japanese kimono you can put on in 29 seconds, see if it lives up to the hype
- Katy Kelly
Mar 18, 2020
Let it not be said that SoraNews24’s reporters don’t push the limits of speedy kimono suit-ups.
- Japan
- (clothes • COK • fast • kimono • Masanuki Sunakoma • Shitateya Jingoro • SNOJ • time trial • traditional clothes)
Michelin Guide-recommended delights await inside this spooky looking old house in Oita Prefecture
- Master Blaster
Dec 2, 2019
We track down a famously exquisite but elusive restaurant in rural Japan.
- Japan
- (Haru Uma • Kyushu • Masanuki Sunakoma • Michelin Guide • Oita • restaurants • steak-don • travel • Yufu)
Japan’s cheapest hotel charges just 130 yen (US$1.20) for a room, with a huge, no-privacy catch
- Casey Baseel
Nov 13, 2019
Even if you’re traveling by yourself, you’ll never be alone since you’re on a 24-hour live stream.
- Japan
- (cheap • COK • crazy • Fukuoka • funny • hotels • live stream • Masanuki Sunakoma • ryokan • SNJO • travel • weird)
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Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
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Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
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Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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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
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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