SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Ice cream chain famous for its 31 flavors celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise with temptingly tactile treats and a salute to every starter Pokémon.

Japan
(anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • ditto • food • ice cream • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Pokémon’s cozy city builder game inspires Cozy (Corner) cakes in Japan! [Photos]

Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2026

Snorlax, Professor Tangrowth, and other characters from the Pokémon city builder given sweet salutes by Cozy Corner.

Japan
(anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cutes • food • Ginza Cozy Corner • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Pokopia • Pokopia • sweets • video games)

If you love Pokémon and cats, you’ll love Japan’s cat Pokémon cat toys and feeding dishes[Photos]

Casey Baseel
Jul 22, 2026

Some Pokémon fun to share with your real-world Meowth, Litten, or Sprigatito.

Japan
(animals • anime • cats • cute • manga • pet supplies • pets • Pokemon • video games)

Giant Snorlax, other snoozing Pokémon appear in Yokohama for Pokémon Sleeping Faces Research [Pics]

Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2026

Sleepy Pokémon and smiling faces from an adorable fan event going on in Japan right now.

Japan
(anime • COK • cool • cute • Landmark Plaza • manga • Mark Is • Minato Mirai • Pokemon • Pokémon Sleep • SNO • Snorlax • video games • Yokohama)

Japan’s Pokémon hot spring reinstalls all damaged statues, adds no-touching rule

Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2026

Gyarados, Psyduck, and Vaporeon all needed repairs just weeks after the Pokémon footbath opened.

Japan
(anime • ashiyu • cool • cute • footbaths • hot springs • Ishikawa • Ishikawa Prefecture • Japan travel • manga • Noto • Noto Peninsula • onsen • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)

Piko Taro is back to rock your world with bizarre new Super Cup ice cream video

Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2026

Legendary performer now has a new song about combining some other forbidden things.

Japan
(chocolate • commercial • commercials • Essel Super Cup • ice cream • Japanese commercial • Japanese commercials • Japanese ice cream • kinoko no yama • Meiji • piko taro • super cup • sweets • takenoko no sato • video games • videos)

Three new starter Pokémon Jets to fly in Japan, first begins carrying passengers this month

Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2026

30 years after the releases of Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, travelers in Japan can ride on the Red, Green, and Blue Pokémon Jets.

Japan
(airplanes • All Nippon Airways • ANA • anime • cool • cute • Japan travel • Pikachu • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)

Giant Mewtwo statue disappears from real-life Pokémon Center in Japan, may be headed to America

Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2026

Shibuya’s Mewtwo escapes and has been “spotted” on the other side of the Pacific.

Japan
(anime • manga • Mewtwo • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Shibuya • Shibuya • video games)

Uniqlo looks back to the very start of Pokémon with new black-and-white pixel art T-shirts[Pics]

Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2026

The original Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue were in black and white, so these Uniqlo tees are too.

Japan
(anime • fashion • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • video games)

Japan now has a Pokémon airport that features every species of Flying-type ever[Video]

Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2026

Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport wants to help bring travelers to a part of Japan that could use more visitors.

Japan
(Air travel • airports • anime • awesome • cool • cute • Ishikawa • Japan travel • manga • Noto • Noto Peninsula • Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport • Pikachu • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)

Yoshinoya and Dragon Quest slaying scalpers with shift to made-to-order collaboration merch

Casey Baseel
Jul 8, 2026

Following suspiciously swift sell-out of Yoshinoya’s Dragon Quest Slime bowls, new policy means that everyone who wants one can buy one at the regular price.