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We make a DIY face gel out of yuzu seeds, and it’s surprisingly cheap and easy!

• Dale Roll
  Dec 23, 2019
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Did you know that every part of the yuzu citrus fruit can be used for something?

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • cosmetics • DIY • Meg • sake • skincare • SNJO • yuzu)

We copy the look of Matt, Japan’s hottest male model as SoraNews24’s Meg becomes Mett

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 28, 2019

A digital makeover shows us SoraNews24’s selfie queen like we’ve never seen her before.

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• Japan
• (COK • Handsome men • Masashi Kuwata • Matt • Matt Kuwata • Meg • photo editing • photography • selfies • SNJO)

Melon Dr. Pepper appears in Japan, but is it just what the doctor ordered?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2019

SoraNews24’s in-house Dr. Pepper fan tries the mysterious new flavor, plus how to duplicate it at home.

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• Japan
• (COK • Dr. Pepper • drinks • Gusto • Meg • melon • melon soda • restaurants • SNJO • soda • taste test)

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)

Soy sauce on pancakes? We try the newest dessert idea from a century-old soy maker【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 24, 2019

The newest addition to the menu of the sweet life, or a crackpot idea that’ll leave you feeling salty?

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • Meg • pancakes • SNJO • soy sauce • sweets • taste test • weird)

SoraNews24’s sexy men’s calendar, with loincloth Mr. Sato, is on sale now!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 3, 2019

A sneak peek at the hottest thing to come out of Japan this winter!

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• Japan
• (calendar • COK • crazy • fundoshi • funny • loincloth • Meg • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • RocketNews24 calendar • SNOJ • SoraNews24 calendar • weird)

A faster, easier way to make cake: Use a rice cooker【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  May 29, 2018

Meg steps into the SoraKitchen, and steps back out with a strawberry shortcake in record time.

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• Japan
• (cake • COK • cooking • Meg • rice cooker • SNOJ • SoraKitchen • sweets)

Where’s the very best seat to sit in on Japan’s Shinkansen? Our expert has an answer

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 13, 2018

Frequent bullet train passenger Meg says this seat is the travel bull’s-eye.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • COK • Meg • shinkansen • SNOJ • trains • travel)

Meg tries out Starbucks Japan’s newest treat: the White Brew Coffee and Macadamia Frappuccino

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2018

White coffee dessert drink appears in the land of green tea, and Meg finds there’s more than just the color to love.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Meg • Meg Eats Stuff • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)

Faced with a dilemma of choosing between Korean or Japanese makeup, Meg decides to do both【Pics】

• Koh Ruide
  Mar 1, 2018

Which do you think suits her better?

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• Japan
• (beauty • comparison • cosmetics • face • makeup • Meg)

We try the new sakura Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan【SoraNews24 Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 17, 2018

The new limited-edition beverage takes its inspiration from a traditional Japanese springtime confection.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • drinks • Frappuccino • limited edition • Meg • pink • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

Making instant green tea pudding in the snow, just like they would have had to in ancient times

• Master Blaster
  Feb 16, 2018

Meg decides to get back to basics by using the natural cooling power of snow to create a delicious matcha dessert.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • food • matcha • Meg • pudding • SNOJ • snow • sweets • winter)

Meg tries the new convenience store-exclusive Matcha Green Tea Steamed Bun【SoraNews24 taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 10, 2018

One of Kyoto’s best confectioners delivers a whole new way to enjoy green tea sweets.

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• Japan
• (chukaman • COK • convenience stores • green tea • Lawson • matcha • Meg • SNOJ • steamed buns • sweets • taste test • Tsujiri)

Our foodie Meg takes on Subway Japan’s ridiculously big, surprisingly cheap Giant Sub sandwich

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 3, 2018

Beautifully braided, humorously huge, and astoundingly affordable.

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• Japan
• (awesome • big food • COK • crazy • fast food • food • funny • Meg • sandwiches • SNOJ • Subway • Subway sandwiches)

Sushi soup? We try Japan’s latest easy-to-make, so-crazy-it-might-work meal【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 27, 2018

Our taste-tester Meg finds out if sushi soup is a guilty pleasure, or an unforgivable sin.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Meg • salmon • SNJO • soup • sushi • udon)

【Lucky Bag Roundup 2018】Meg tries her luck with a fukubukuro from Japan’s top lingerie maker

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 3, 2018

Intiame apparel lucky bag is available only through Amazon Japan.

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• Japan
• (Amazon • COK • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2018 • lingerie • Lucky Bag Roundup 2018 • Lucky Bags • Meg • SNOJ • Wacoal)

Starbucks’ new matcha cheese Frappuccino is here, but can this crazy combo work?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2017

Frappuccino connoisseur Meg muses on mascarpone green tea beverage.

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• Japan
• (cheese • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • matcha • Meg • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)

SoraNews24’s totally uncensored sexy men’s calendar is on its way, featuring loincloth Mr. Sato!

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2017

Our reporter Meg turns her lens on 12 months’ worth of steamy male skin, including borderline-illegal cosplay.

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• Japan
• (calendarsmfundoshi • COK • crazy • funny • loincloths • Meg • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • RocketNews24 calendar • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • SoraNews24 calendar • weird)

Deep-fried sushi exists in Japan, and here’s where to try it【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 13, 2017

Is this a country-fair style affront to Japanese cuisine, or a delicious idea we should have thought of sooner? Our reporter Meg finds out.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • fried food • Meg • SNOJ • sushi • taste test • Toyama • trout • weird)

Japan’s new imitation Oreos are here, but how do they compare to the made-in-China real deal?

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 1, 2017

Company that previously produced made-in-Japan Oreos is back in the sandwich cookie game, and our reporter Meg is ready to score the fight.

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• Japan
• (COK • cookies • food • Meg • Nabisco • Oreo • SNOJ • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Biscuits Company)

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