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In downtown Tokyo, we talk to a guy who says he’s from Orion’s belt, get called an “idiot”
And this alien man told us that Earth’s sci-fi movies are completely wrong.
- Japan
- (aliens • COK • crazy • funny • interview • science fiction • Seiji Nakazawa • shops • SNOJ • Space Village • Tokyo • weird)
Still using water to make your instant noodles? You’re missing out on amazing green tea noodles!
- Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2019
We taste test a brand-new way to make the age-old favorite food of students, loafers, and busy people.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • life hacks • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • soba • SoraKitchen • taste test)
Seiji starts a new health regimen with Oronamin C, straight from a plastic bottle faucet
- Master Blaster
Jan 9, 2019
We’ve come to terms with Seiji’s new obsession.
- Japan
- (disaster preparedness • drinks • faucet • health • Oronamin C • plastic bottle • Seiji Nakazawa)
Seiji shares a very special tip to keep warm and have fun in the Japanese New Year
- Master Blaster
Jan 8, 2019
Our esteemed writer brings us a new twist on the classic sweetness of amazake.
- Japan
- (amazake • disaster preparedness • drinks • faucet • New Year's • plastic bottles • Seiji Nakazawa)
This ridiculously huge backpack turned our reporter into a great big baby【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 2, 2019
Look, Seiji, we’ll give you one piggyback ride, but we are not changing your diaper.
Tottori airport serves crab soup from a faucet and… Dammit Seiji, put down that plastic bottle!
- Master Blaster
Dec 8, 2018
Seiji continues his mad quest to make this website FaucetNews24 with his endless makeshift plastic bottle taps.
- Japan
- (COK • crab • crazy • disaster preparedness • faucet • food • funny • plastic bottle • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • soup • Tottori • weird • Yonago Airport)
Tokyo police’s lifesaving makeshift water faucet also great as a home beer dispenser
- Master Blaster
Dec 6, 2018
Seiji finds yet another use for the Tokyo police’s simple survival tip.
- Japan
- (alcohol • beer • beer dispenser • COK • disaster preparedness • disasters • drinks • plastic bottles • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • Tokyo Metropolitan Police)
Lifesaving makeshift water faucet also great for making the legendary “juice faucet”【Video】
- Master Blaster
Nov 26, 2018
We find that a great disaster tip is also the stuff that juicy dreams are made of.
We challenged ourselves to consume $886 worth of conveyor belt sushi
- Koh Ruide
Nov 26, 2018
Will our heroic quartet be able to rack up an incredible 100,000-yen bill?!
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • expensive food • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • sushi • Sushiro • Yoshio)
Following the Find Seiji a Girlfriend Project, our reporter now has to meet his girlfriend’s mom
- Casey Baseel
Nov 12, 2018
Seiji’s greatest fear: Having his girlfriend’s mom ask “What do you do for a living?” when the answer is “I work for SoraNews24.”
- Japan
- (COK • dating • Find Seiji a Girlfriend Project • funny • moving • relationships • romance • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • touching)
We take a 100-yen MP3 player for a test drive, live to tell the tale
- Katy Kelly
Nov 1, 2018
What’s the lowest you’ve ever paid for a piece of tech? Our Japanese-language reporter Seiji might have you beat.
- Japan
- (cheapskate • mp3 player • Seiji Nakazawa • technology • weird)
Japanese woman shares horrifying experience of having her phone number exposed on the Internet
- Koh Ruide
Oct 27, 2018
Having your phone ringing incessantly for six months will drive most people crazy, but not this woman.
A month and a half later, how is Seiji’s hair doing after his hair transplant surgery?
- Dale Roll
Oct 17, 2018
Did it work? Or is Seiji doomed to a defiantly giant forehead forever?
- Japan
- (bald • balding • baldness • hair transplant surgery • Seiji Nakazawa • Surgery)
We test out a product that promises it will make cars obsolete: these goofy looking boots
- Master Blaster
Oct 14, 2018
Dr. NakaMats, you’ve done it again!
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • Dr. NakaMats • Dr. Nakamatsu • exercise • funny • inventions • Jumping Jax • Seiji Nakazawa • shoes • SNOJ • Super Pyon Pyon • weird)
Seiji and the spirit of Yngwie Malmsteen actually kind of interview actress Yoshiko Sengen
- Master Blaster
Oct 3, 2018
Seiji’s fake interviews in order to audition his guitar playing are getting dangerously close to real interviews.
- Japan
- (Fumika Shimizu • Happy Science • interview • music • rock • Seiji Nakazawa • The Laws of the Universe Part 1 • Yngwei Malmsteen • Yoshiko Sengen)
Our Japanese reporter rewatches first episode of Dragon Ball, concludes Bulma’s a psychopath
- Krista Rogers
Sep 17, 2018
Seiji’s warm and fuzzy childhood memories are dampened by the sudden realization that Bulma’s actually more than a little bit crazy.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • Bulma • Dragon Ball • Seiji Nakazawa • Weekly Shonen Jump)
Our Japanese language reporter tries out hair replacement surgery (viewer discretion is advised)
- Dale Roll
Sep 7, 2018
It turns out that surgically restoring his locks to their luscious glory had some unintended side effects…
- Japan
- (bald • balding • baldness • hair transplant surgery • no smoking • quitting smoking • Seiji Nakazawa • Surgery • withdrawal)
These Pakistani students in Tokyo had never been to the beach, and that’s something we had to fix
- Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2018
We hit the coast with a group of international students for a day of sun, surf…and maybe romance?
- Japan
- (beach • COK • foreigners in Japan • Kanagawa • Pakistan • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • summer • Zushi)
Solar Chef: We tried cooking an egg using the power of the sun and a magnifying glass
- Koh Ruide
Aug 5, 2018
Stay with us as our Japanese-language reporter brings the sun into his sunny-side up.
- Japan
- (cooking • cool • egg • Japanese summer • Seiji Nakazawa • summer)
Is Tokyo hot enough this summer to cook curry on a car dashboard? We find out!
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2018
Are laziness, forgetfulness, and Japan’s record-breaking heat the ingredients to a great meal?
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • crazy • curry • food • funny • heat • hot • Seiji Nakazawa • SNOJ • Soramobile • weird)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
- Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
- Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
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- Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Yearly
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
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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