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We play out a real-life scene from Your Name in the historic city of Ashikaga【Kita Kanto Brothers】

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 5, 2025
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Plus, we share more lore on the Kita Kanto Brothers’ origin story.

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• (anime • Ashikaga • COK • film • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tochigi • your name.)

Time-slipping travel at a roadside retro spot in northern east Japan【Kita Kanto Brothers】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 23, 2025

The Kita Kanto Brothers make an unexpected detour in Gunma Prefecture.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • food • Gunma • Kanto • Kita Kanto • Kita Kanto Bros. • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • Noodles • north Kanto • northern Kanto • retro • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • tourism • travel • vending machines)

Hidden travel gems of northern east Japan, presented by the Kita Kanto Brothers!【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 2, 2025

Our northern Kanto reporters team up and head to Gunma for a look at this part of Japan that gets overlooked by tourists.

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• Japan
• (Calpico • Calpis • COK • food • Gunma • Kanto • katsu • Kita Kanto • Kita Kanto Bros. • Kita Kanto Brothers • Masanuki Sunakoma • north Kanto • northern Kanto • pork cutlet • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tanuki • Tatebayashi • temples • tonkatsu • tourism • travel)

Our Japanese writers share times they were the fool in honor of April Fools Day

• Master Blaster
  Apr 3, 2025

It may be factual, may be cruel. Everybody plays the fool.

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• Japan
• (Ahiruneko • April Fools' Day • crazy • funny • Go Hatori • Mariko Ohanabatake • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • Takamichi Furusawa • Takashi Harada • weird • Yoshio • Yuichiro Wasai)

SoraNews24’s two most eligible bachelors are still looking for dates, so we’ve updated their photos

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 30, 2024

Takamichi and Takuya clean up nice, it turns out.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Find Girlfriends for Takamichi and Takuya Project • funny • relationships • romance • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Takuya Inaba • weird)

Announcing the Find Girlfriends for Takamichi and Takuya Project — Applications open!

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2024

Our two most eligible bachelors, one a dog-loving trained actor and the other a former pharmaceutical researcher turned rapper, are looking for that special someone. Could it be you?

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Find Girlfriends for Takamichi and Takuya Project • funny • relatonships • romance • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Takuya Inaba • weird)

Smallest hotel room in Tokyo? This cheap stay for two will turn friends into lovers

• Oona McGee
  Aug 10, 2024

Test the bounds of your relationship with this tiny accommodation in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (budget travel • cheap hotels • cheap travel • COK • hostels • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • Minamisenju • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

How to make an epic pizza at a Japanese family restaurant

• Oona McGee
  Apr 13, 2024

Eating on the cheap doesn’t have to be boring.

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• Japan
• (cheap eats • family restaurants • food • food hack • food hacks • Gusto • hacks • pizza • restaurants • review • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • Tokyo)

Panju: A Rare Japanese sweet you can buy from a food cart for less than 30 cents

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2023

A hidden gem that’s popular with locals. 

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• Japan
• (Ashikaga City • COK • cool • culture • food • Japanese food • Japanese shrines • Japanese sweets • Panju • shrines • SNJO • souvenirs • Takamichi Furusawa • Tochigi)

Japanese temple shop sells special shumai dumplings…with no meat in them

• Oona McGee
  Oct 31, 2023

You won’t find shumai like this anywhere else.

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• Japan
• (Ashikaga City • COK • cool • culture • dumplings • food • Japanese food • shumai • SNJO • souvenirs • Takamichi Furusawa • temples • Tochigi • vegetarian)

Doai Station: The deepest station in Japan is also one of the scariest, like a video game dungeon

• Oona McGee
  Oct 4, 2023

This underground fortress isn’t dubbed “Japan’s No. 1 Mole Station” for nothing.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • countryside • Doai Station • Gunma • Japanese countryside • Japanese train stations • Minakami • Rural Japan • rural life • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • train station • train stations • trains • travel)

New Japanese sweets store sells drinkable red bean paste

• Oona McGee
  Jul 20, 2023

Anko specialty store comes up with a cool new way to beat the summer heat. 

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• Japan
• (adzuki • anko • confectionery • drinks • Gunma • Japanese sweets • red bean paste • SNJO • sweets • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • traditional sweets)

Ramen kaiseki: Japanese restaurant offers first-ever multi-course noodle experience

• Oona McGee
  Apr 19, 2023

Welcome to the world of noodle haute cuisine. 

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• Japan
• (food • Gunma • Japanese food • kaiseki • Noodles • ramen • restauramts • review • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test)

Tokyo cafe serves up the artsiest version of a drinkable roasted sweet potato that we’ve seen yet

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 7, 2023

The perfectly Instagram-worthy drink can be found in one of Tokyo’s most bohemian hipster neighborhoods.

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• Japan
• (beverage • COK • drink • gourmet • imo • Imowokashi • Kitazawa • shimokitazawa • SNJO • sweet potato • Takamichi Furusawa • trendy • yakiimo)

Gunma’s yaki manju, unknown to most Japanese people, are the best manju we’ve ever had

• Katie Pask
  Oct 3, 2022

Our sweet-loving reporter falls in love with a delicacy that’s been enjoyed by the people of Gunma for hundreds of years.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Gunma • Japanese sweets • manju • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweets • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • traditional sweets • travel • yaki manju)

Nope, these AREN’T eels — Gunma Prefecture’s ‘Nasu no Kabayaki’ blows our reporter’s mind

• Katie Pask
  Aug 21, 2022

Our reporter was craving some grilled eel, but ended up with something even more delicious!

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• Japan
• (eel • food • grilled eel • Gunma • Gunma restaurants • Japanese food • kabayaki • restaurants • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa)

We go on a pilgrimage to find traditional sweets shaped like a Subaru car

• Katie Pask
  Jul 9, 2022

A must-have snack for anyone who likes cars, traditional Japanese confectionary… or both!

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• Japan
• (car • food • Gunma • gunma prefecture • Japanese sweets • monaka • SNJO • Subaru • sweets • Takamichi Furusawa • taste test • traditional sweets • travel)

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  • Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country
  • New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]
  • Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027
  • New Pokémon anniversary song is 22 minutes long, features all 1,025 Pokémon species [Video]
  • Lego PlayStation recreates Sony’s original console, makes unusual choice for games to salute

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  1. Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027
  2. New Japanese convenience store rice balls taste like instant noodles [Taste test]
  3. Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono
  4. Lego PlayStation recreates Sony’s original console, makes unusual choice for games to salute
  5. New Pokémon anniversary song is 22 minutes long, features all 1,025 Pokémon species [Video]
  6. Starbucks Japan releases new coffee table book featuring 18 of the most unique stores around the country
  7. American tourist in Japan arrested on charges of attempted murder and arson
  8. Starbucks Japan reveals new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing drinkware and gifts for autumn 2026
  9. Japan’s first fall color forecast for 2026 is here!
  10. Starbucks Japan adds new Sweet Potato Frappuccino and Latte to the menu, but do they deliver the taste of autumn?

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  1. Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
  2. Solo travel in Japan: Hidden beer garden in Tokyo is a haven for single visitors
  3. Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
  4. Family Mart releases new Human Made Cup Noodle in Japan, with freebies for Nigo fans
  5. A real-world Pokémon Poké Ball hotel is opening in Japan at a still-secret location [Video]
  6. Hobonichi unveils new 2027 planners, diaries and stationery with One Piece, Suica Penguin, Hello Kitty and a must-buy Mini Techo
  7. Kyoto temple bans visitors from wearing kimono
  8. Japan’s first fall color forecast for 2026 is here!
  9. One Piece Day 2026 brings new art, music, and new cast announcements
  10. Tamagotchi evolves into a ring for its 30th anniversary, preorders now open

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  1. 12-year-old British girl who went missing in Tokyo found safe after visiting anime sites around Yokohama
  2. 7-year-old boy left behind on Mt. Fuji by his own dad
  3. Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
  4. Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
  5. Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
  6. Japanese toilet aims to attract foreign tourists but not everybody is happy about it
  7. New Japanese vending machine at Shinkansen station sells cups of ice on platform
  8. Study finds hundreds of people in Indonesia legally named after Naruto, Inuyasha, other anime stars
  9. Japan approves foreign resident visa renewal fee increases of up to 967 percent, starts soon
  10. Japan tripled its departure tax to fund tourism but is using the money on cherry blossoms and bears

  Yearly

  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. Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】

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