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Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
- Casey Baseel
3 days ago - Tweet
Parting is such very, very sweet sorrow.
- Japan
- (COK • Cold Stone • Cold Stone Japan • food • ice cream • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweets)
Middle Eastern juice bar B-Fresh lands in Harajuku
- SoraNews24
Oct 24, 2026
Refresh yourself with fruity sweetness while the crowds have yet to discover the store.
- Japan
- (B-FRESH • boba tea • bubble tea • COK • drinks • Harajuku • juice bar • Mr. Sato • smoothies • SNJO • tapioca • Tokyo)
One of Tokyo’s most beautiful soft serve ice creams is also one of its trickiest to find [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2026
Mr. Sato’s determination pays off in treat for the eyes and taste buds.
- Japan
- (COK • food • ice cream • Mr. Sato • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • Toranomon Hills)
Family Mart enters the soft serve game with giga-sized cones of milk or matcha goodness
- Krista Rogers
Oct 22, 2026
Four stores in Tokyo recently started selling the soft serve in three flavors with little to no fanfare. Read More
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • konbini • Mr. Sato • SNJO • soft cream • soft serve • sweets • Tokyo)
Tokyo no-map-app walk! Getting lost with Mr. Sato on the way to Kishimojin
- Casey Baseel
Oct 6, 2026
Mr. Sato wanted to get lost in order to rediscover the joy of urban exploring.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • map apps • Mr. Sato • navigation apps • Smartphones • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • urban exploring • weird • Zoshigaya)
“Lineup” begins for iPhone18 in Tokyo
- Master Blaster
Sep 18, 2026
It’s more of a pointup than a lineup though.
- Japan
- (Butch • COK • crazy • funny • iPhone • iPhone 18 • line-up • Mr. Sato • Omotesando • phones • Smartphones • SNJO • Softbank • technology • weird)
Can hanging a handy fan on your crotch keep you cool in the Tokyo summer? SN24 investigates
- Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2026
Mr. Sato and his crew strut through Shinjuku like cocks of the walk, but can their meat beat the heat?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • experiment • fans • funny • handy fans • hot • Mr. Sato • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • weird • Yoshio)
The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll actually get chicken
- Elliot Hale
Aug 13, 2026
Just a short train ride from Tokyo and you’ll be left addicted to delicious skewers slathered in a fiery miso sauce.
- Japan
- (chicken skewers • COK • cuisine • food • gourmet • Higashimatsuyama • Japanese food • Kashira • Mr. Sato • pork skewers • Saitama • Saitamaya • skewers • SNJO • Three Great Yakitori • yakitori)
Is covering your entire upper body with cooling strips enough to fend off Japan’s summer heat?
- Casey Baseel
Aug 4, 2026
Mr. Sato thinks it might be, and when was the last time he had an idea that didn’t pan out?
- Japan
- (COK • cooling patches • cooling strips • crazy • experiment • funny • heat • Hiepita • Mr. Sato • SNJO)
Tokyo security guard’s famous station tape font becomes official custom Nike streetwear
- Elliot Hale
Aug 1, 2026
Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend.
- Japan
- (art • calligraphy • clothes • COK • fashion • font • graphic design • Mr. Sato • Nike • Nike Shinjuku • packing tape • shinjuku • Shuetsu Sato • SNJO • streetwear • tape • Tokyo • typography)
Why is Taco Bell failing in Japan, even as the country falls in love with tacos?
- SoraNews24
Jul 25, 2026
Mr. Sato gets some tacos for his tummy and serves up some food for thought.
- Japan
- (COK • fast food • food • Mexican food • Mr. Sato • SNJO • society • Taco Bell • Taco Bell Japan • tacos)
Family Mart’s new Tokyo flagship convenience store doesn’t feel convenient, but is that a problem?
- Casey Baseel
Jul 18, 2026
Of course, it’s possible the goal was never really to be convenient anyway.
- Japan
- (Azabudai • COK • convenience store drinks • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • Famima • Famima Park Azabudai • flagship store • Japanese convenience stores • Mr. Sato • new opening • Nigo • SNJO • Tokyo • Toranomon)
TKG Debate: What’s the best way to eat Japan’s beloved raw egg comfort dish?
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2026
Even Japanese locals can’t agree on how to make this simple meal.
- Japan
- (eggs • food • Go Hatori • how to • Japanese food • livestream • Mr. Sato • recipes • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG • YouTube)
Retro fashion magazines from Tokyo’s street market remind Mr. Sato of a special gift from his dad
- Casey Baseel
Jun 9, 2026
Mr. Sato is filled with appreciation for the other Mr. Sato.
- Japan
- (COK • fashion • Japan travel • moving • Mr. Sato • retro • SNJO • Sugamo • touching • tourism • travel)
A Japanese toast sandwich remix: The toasted rice rice ball[SoraKitchen]
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2026
Mr. Sato steps into the SoraKitchen with a bold idea.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • food • Japanese food • Mr. Sato • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • SoraKitchen • toast sandwiches • weird)
Lawson opens a new mini supermarket, and the lucky bags can essentially stock your kitchen
- Elliot Hale
Jun 5, 2026
You can haul back thousands of yen worth of ramen, rice, and snacks for a fraction of the price.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • food • fukubukuro • japanese snacks • Kodaira • L Minimart • Lawson • lucky bag • Mr. Sato • opening sale • sale • snacks • SNJO • supermarkets • Tokyo)
Japanese convenience store shows us how to dress for the rainy season
- Oona McGee
Jun 4, 2026
If you get caught in the rain, Convenience Wear is your hidden saviour.
- Japan
- (clothes • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • Mr. Sato • rainy season • SNJO • style)
Mr. Sato takes a walk on Tokyo’s American-style street to get some American/Japanese ice cream
- Casey Baseel
May 28, 2026
A taste of the U.S. via Okinawa.
Japanese vending machine find introduces us to a new drink you can’t get anywhere else
- Oona McGee
May 22, 2026
An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • drinks • Japanese vending machines • Mr. Sato • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines • Yoglet)
7-Eleven Japan now sells canned water, but does funky packaging mean funky flavor?[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
May 17, 2026
Lotte’s canned water makes its convenience store debut.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cans • COK • convenance stores • drinks • Japanese convenance stores • Lotte • Mr. Sato • SNJO • taste test • water)
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