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TikTok releases its Year in Music 2025 – Japan’s Top 10 Songs ranking

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 16, 2025
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Japanese idol units and songs about not giving up strike big in this year’s list of the most influential TikTok tracks in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Idols • music • popular • ranking • social media • song • TikTok • trend • youth)

What happened when pose maestro Julio Janpierre met Mr Sato in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2025

Tokyo has never seen this much blue steel since Hansel and Derek Zoolander.  

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • fashion • Instagram • Julio Janpierre • Kabukicho • Mr. Sato • photography • poses • shinjuku • SNJO • social media star • TikTok • TikToker • Tokyo)

Parents of 10-year-old in Kyoto who spent 4.6 million yen on TikTok and more seek reimbursement

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 3, 2025

Them’s the breaks…even when you’re breaking the bank.

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• Japan
• (crazy • Kyoto • Parenting • parents • smartphone • society • TikTok • tipping • youth)

Bad-mannered tourists cause chaos at new Mt Fuji viral photo spot, city erects fence to stop them

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2024

Fuji City’s Great Dream Bridge becomes a nightmare for local residents.

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• Japan
• (bad manners • Fuji • Fuji City • Instagram • Living in Japan • Mt Fuji Great Dream Bridge • Mt. Fuji • news • overcrowding • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourists • tourists site • travel)

Has the Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen really stopped tourists from taking photos?

• Oona McGee
  May 29, 2024

Visit to Fujikawaguchiko reveals the truth about the tourist situation.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Fuji • Fujikawaguchiko • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Kawaguchiko • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • news • overtourism • SNJO • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Tourists damage Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen that was meant to stop bad-mannered visitors

• Oona McGee
  May 28, 2024

Bad behaviour continues as sightseers find way to override the system.

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • Fuji • Fujikawaguchiko • Fujisan • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji Lawson • news • overcrowding • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Mt Fuji Lawson view now blocked by screens, but will it stop bad-mannered tourists?

• SoraNews24
  May 22, 2024

First look at the new screens makes us wonder if this is a good enough deterrent.

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • Fuji • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourists • tourists site • travel)

Tokyo sweets store sells beautiful soft serve ice creams that look like works of art

• Oona McGee
  May 6, 2024

We try the edibile flowers that everyone’s talking about right now, and let you know where you can get them.

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• Japan
• (cafes • food • ice cream • Instagram • review • SNJO • social media • soft serve • soft serve ice cream • sweets • taste test • TikTok • Toranomon Hills)

Pizza Hut releases a ramen pizza in Japan, and it took half a year to perfect

• Oona McGee
  Jan 22, 2024

Tie-up with the country’s top ramen chain fuses two comfort foods together for a limited time.

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• Japan
• (collaboration • limited edition • new • Noodles • pizza • Pizza Hut • pizzas • ramen • Tenka Ippin • TikTok • tiktok trends • weird)

Osaka hotel reveals the top five things guests leave behind in their rooms

• Oona McGee
  Sep 1, 2023

This checklist will save you from forgetting some common items.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • hotel • hotels • Osaka • ranking • TikTok • travel • travel tips • videos)

Five things you can do to make hotel staff happy in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2023

TikTok video shows us how to be a good guest.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • etiquette • hotel • hotels • Japanese accommodation • manners • Osaka • TikTok • tourists • travel • videos)

McDonald’s adds a Japanese daifuku pie to its menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 17, 2023

It’s sweets over flowers this sakura season.

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• (Ado • asmi • cool • deep fryer • fast food • food • french fries • funny • McDonald's • music • TikTok • weird)

McDonald’s remixes Ado and Asmi hits along with the sound of their deep-fryer

• Master Blaster
  Jan 20, 2023

A mouthwatering mix.

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• Japan
• (Ado • asmi • cool • deep fryer • fast food • food • french fries • funny • McDonald's • music • TikTok • weird)

Is the magical Flying Ball that’s trending on Japanese TikTok as easy to use as it looks?

• Katie Pask
  Oct 17, 2022

Social media makes it look like a piece of cake, but how will our reporter handle his magical ball?

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• Japan
• (awesome • flying ball • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • technology • TikTok • tiktok trends • toys)

From watermelon to waterpizza: We tried making fruit pizza to beat the heat【SoraKitchen】

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 6, 2022

It’s super easy, customizable, and there’s no oven involved.

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• Japan
• (fruits • pizza • recipe • SoraKitchen • summer • TikTok • watermelon • waterpizza)

Rock a baby goat to sleep, admission is free: Cute challenge goes viral online 【Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 2, 2022

Everyone’s a winner at this Japanese farm.

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• Japan
• (animals • baby animals • Chiba Prefecture • cute • cute animals • farm • goat ranch • goats • Japanese farm • Kawaii • TikTok • twitter • videos • viral video)

We try a viral Chinese TikTok recipe for spicy ramen using Sprite soda in the broth【SoraKitchen】

• Dale Roll
  Aug 26, 2021

What could “Sprite Noodles” taste like?

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• China, Japan
• (COK • cold noodles • crazy • food • food hack • P.K. Sanjun • recipe • shin ramen • SNJO • soda • SoraKitchen • spicy food • Sprite • TikTok • weird)

Starbucks COVID-19 safety video features a synchronized performance by gymnastic Sato Triplets

• Ingrid Tsai
  Aug 20, 2021

Three special stars from Japan’s TikTok scene show up to guide us through Starbucks’ COVID-19 preventative measures.

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffee • COVID-19 • drinks • Sato Triplets • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • TikTok)

McDonald’s Japan’s version of the viral TikTok apple pie hack

• Oona McGee
  Aug 16, 2021

How to create the “ultimate dessert” that’s got everyone talking on social media. 

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• Japan
• (apple pie • COK • desserts • fast food • food • food hacks • food trends • hacks • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • sweets • TikTok • tiktok trends • trends • viral videos)

Magic gummy candies become a viral hit on social media

• Oona McGee
  May 27, 2021

We try the Japanese confectionery that everybody’s talking about right now.

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• Japan
• (candies • confectionery • cute • DIY candy • gummies • gummy candies • Kracie • SNJO • sweets • taste test • TikTok • uusual • viral • weird)

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