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Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Jan 1, 2026
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Wishing a warm start to 2026 to our community of readers from around the world.  

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• Japan
• (COK • happy holidays • happy new year • Japanese New Year • Japanese New Year’s • new year • New Year 2026 • New Year's 2025 • Oshogatsu • SNO)

Nagoya’s dark-red miso has continued to capture tastebuds for generations

• Elliot Hale
  Dec 31, 2025

One taste and lighter varieties may never be enough for you again.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • akamiso • culture • Elliot Hale • fermented soybeans • hatcho miso • history • Ichibiki • local cuisine • local food • mamemiso • Miso • miso soup • Nagoya • Okazaki • red miso • regional food • SNO • soybean miso • Tokai • tradition • Yabaton)

Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Dec 25, 2025

Wishing a merry Christmas to SoraNews24 fans all over the world.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

Final Fantasy Chocobo and Dragon Quest Slime street sweets on sale in Tokyo【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 29, 2025

We head to Shinjuku to encounter these Square Enix video game mascots turned tasty treats.

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• Japan
• (Chocobo • COK • cool • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • Final Fantasy • food • Pasela • slime • SNO • Square Enix • sweets • taiyaki • taste test • video games)

I had no idea you could win crane game prizes in Japan the way my friend won this Dragon Quest Slime

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2025

This black Slime plushie had become his white whale until something I’d never experienced before happened.

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• Japan
• (Arcades • COK • crane games • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • game centers • moving • plushies • Shadow Slime • slime • Slime Dark • SNO • touching • UFO catchers • video games)

Awesome jumbo PlayStation 1 and 2 cushions are warm fuzzy nostalgia that has to be won, not bought

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 25, 2025

You’ll need skills at a different kind of game to get your hands on these video game plushies.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Banpresto • COK.crane games • cool • cushions • interior • Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStation • playstation • PlayStation 1 • PlayStation 2 • plushies • SNO • UFO catcher • video games)

Kirby mochi arrives at Family Mart, but is it as sweet to eat as it is to look at?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 12, 2025

Nintendo star’s latest transformation is into Tabemasu sweets.

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• Japan
• (Bandai • Bandai Candy • COK • convenience stores • cute • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • Kirby • mochi • nintendo • SNO • sweets • tabemasu • taste test • video games)

Japan’s mini VHS anime home video replicas are the newest blast of capsule toy nostalgia【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 30, 2025

Classic Clamp anime series has its home video release recreated in mini charm form.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • capsule toys • cassete • Clamp • COK • cool • gachapon • gashapon • Magic Knight Rayearth • manga • Rayearth • SNO • toys • vending machine toys • VHS)

Sega’s Like a Dragon yakuza teaches “useless” English, let’s use it to learn some useful Japanese

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 24, 2025

Kiryu seems like the kind of guy who should know that effort is never meaningless, and this time is no exception.

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• Japan
• (crazy • funny • Japanese language • Kazuma Kiryu • learning japanese • Like a Dragon • linguistics • Sega • SNO • video games • weird • yakuza)

Everything you need to know about climbing Japan’s second-highest volcano

• Elliot Hale
  Sep 10, 2025

With a historical pilgrimage route and a skyline road above the clouds, Mt. Ontake offers a journey through culture, spirituality, and breathtaking nature.

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• Japan
• (COK • Elliot Hale • Gifu • hiking • Kiso • Mount Ontake • mountain • mountain climbing • Mountains • Mt. Ontake • Nagano • Nakasendo • SNJO • SNO • tourism • travel • volcano)

Here are four ways McDonald’s Japan could combat scalpers after its Pokémon Happy Meal fiasco

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 23, 2025

Maybe rewarding scalpers just for ordering a Happy Meal is part of the problem.

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• Japan
• (anime • card games • COK • fast food • food • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • SNO • trading cards)

Japan has toothpaste that’s supposed to make milk taste better after you brush with it【Taste test】

• Master Blaster
  Aug 7, 2025

We take Breath Labo to the lab.

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• Japan
• (Breath Labo • COK • crazy • milk • Morinaga • Morinaga no Oishii Milk • SNO • taste test • teeth brushing • toothpaste • weird)

All you need to know about Japan’s unasked-for restaurant appetizers that you have to pay for

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 21, 2025

Otoshi is a unique part of Japan’s restaurant culture that can feel like a scam if you’re not ready for it.

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• Japan
• (appetizers • COK • culture • food • izakaya • Japanese language • linguistics • otoshi • pubs • restaurants • SNO • society)

Godiva Japan adds Dubai Chocolate treats to its menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jun 20, 2025

Three limited-edition desserts are heaven for pistachio lovers.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Chocolixir • COK • drinks • Dubait chocolate • Godiva • Godiva Japan • matcha • parfait • parfaits • pistachio • SNO • sweets)

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Jan 1, 2025

Wishing you all luck and happiness for the Year of the Snake.
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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

Merry Christmas from SoraNews24!

• SoraNews24
  Dec 25, 2024

Sending out a happy holiday wish for all of our readers around the world.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • happy holidays • Merry Christmas • SNO)

Tokyo’s Super Mario Christmas decoration displays are super cool【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 23, 2024

We head to a powered-up Marunouchi to soak in the Nintendo-themed Christmas cheer.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas decorations • COK • illumination • Marunouchi • nintendo • SNO • Super Mario • video games)

New game on Nintendo Switch requires players to act drunk for superpowers

• Master Blaster
  Oct 29, 2024

Be the hero you deserve, but not the hero you need right now.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • cool • crazy • Dizzy Hero • funny • nintendo • nintendo switch • SNO • Takuhiro Miyazawa • video games • weird • YoppaRaising)

The new Ranma 1/2 anime is here! So is it worth watching?【SoraReview】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 17, 2024

Rumiko Takahashi’s legendary martial arts comedy is back, and we take a look at what’s changed and what hasn’t.

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• Japan
• (2024 Ranma 1/2 • anime • manga • new Ranma 1/2 anime • ranma • Ranma 1/2 • Rumiko Takahashi • SNO • SoraReview)

Japan’s Nikka Whiskey recommends serving with a frozen sweet-bean bar inside [Taste test]

• Master Blaster
  Sep 11, 2024

Just because you can…

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• Japan
• (azuki bar • Azuki Bar highball • Black Nikka • frozen snacks • Garigari-kun • highball • Nikka • recipes • SNO)

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  3. Hello Kitty ready to keep you company in the bathroom with new dessert-aroma Sanrio toilet paper
  4. Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
  5. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  6. New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
  7. Cinnabon gets into the Japanese spirit with new Wagokorobon treats
  8. Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness
  9. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  10. Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes

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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  5. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  6. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  7. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  8. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  9. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  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. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  10. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store

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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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