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It’s time for a Pokémon ASMR trip to the seaside with Squirtle’s Day at the Beach!【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 14, 2020
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Water-type starter is joined by two other Pokémon species for some relaxing summer fun.

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• (anime • ASMR • beach • cool • cute • Pokemon • relxing • squirtle • summer • video • video games)

Japanese YouTuber fights on the streets of Shibuya in new real-life video game episode【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 14, 2020

Second instalment includes a boss fight and a stop at Matsuya to fuel up on gyudon beef bowls.

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• Japan
• (gamers • gaming • Grand Theft Auto • GTA • Metal Gear Solid • Shibuya • video • video games • yakuza • YouTube • YouTuber)

Anime ice cream — Häagen-Dazs Japan releases beautiful shojo-style anime ad【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 12, 2020

Does life get any better than a view of a moonlit sky, a sweet treat, and a cat for company?

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• Japan
• (ads • anime • cool • food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • shojo • sweets • video)

Dancing mini idol robots with customizable parts available for sale in Japan【Video】

• Shannon
  Aug 12, 2020

Ever wanted a dancing and programmable idol robot? Now you can have one.

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• Japan
• (cool • dancing • figures • idol singers • Idols • MOFI17-Cute • robot • robots • Speecys • video)

How to enjoy a cold drink without taking off your mask this summer【Experiment, video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 12, 2020

A special summer tip from the SoraNews24 Department of Questionable Life Hacks.

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• (Ahiru Neko • COK • crazy • drinks • funny • hot • life hacks • masks • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • video • weird)

Rick and Morty head to Tokyo in new anime short with bombshell revelations【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2020

Come for the Japanese anime references, stay for the plot-changing twist that’s blown viewers’ minds.

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• Japan, USA
• (Adult Swim • AKIRA • animation • anime • Dragon Ball • Rick and Morty • Tokyo • TV shows • video)

Katsu isn’t curry! Four kinds of katsu, and three delicious ways to eat them【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 11, 2020

Embassy of Japan in the U.K. posts video explaining what katsu is and isn’t, and we delve into the non-pork varieties.

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• Japan
• (curry • donburi • food • Japanese language • katsu • learning japanese • linguistics • video)

Osaka shrine’s sacred horse provides no bathroom privacy, lots of laughs after “remodeling”【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 10, 2020

Horse just wanted to help, official Twitter account says.

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• Japan
• (bathrooms • cute • funny • horses • shrines • video)

To entice customers, Japanese restaurant Saizeriya creates mask you can wear while eating【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Aug 8, 2020

Dubbed “Talkable-kun,” it seems a little suspect.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • COVID-19 • eating out in Japan • mask • Restaurant • Saizeriya • video)

Japanese social media reacts to Billie Eilish’s new animated, Ghibli-esque music video

• Katy Kelly
  Aug 8, 2020

The singer’s latest promotional video shows her walking through a mystical landscape, holding hands with trees, and being lifted into a sunrise.

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• Japan
• (American • anime • anime-inspired • Billie Eilish • fandom • music • my future • video)

Inuyasha sequel anime Yashahime’s preview video is here, with a glimpse at Sango and Miroku’s son

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 7, 2020

Multi-generational follow-up to the Rumiko Takahashi hit also has a confirmed premiere date.

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• Japan
• (anime • Inuyasha • manga • Rumiko Takahashi • video • Yashahime)

We make a Japanese ice cream vending machine

• Oona McGee
  Aug 7, 2020

It’s amazing what you can get free with Japanese magazines nowadays. 

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• Japan
• (art • cardboard • clever • cool • crafts • crazy • funny • vending machines • video)

Japan’s new life-size Gundam is complete and standing proud in Yokohama!【Photos/Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 7, 2020

Shinto priests bless 55,000-pound anime robot’s head in jotoshiki ceremony.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • Gundam • Gundam Factory Yokohama • life-size Gundam • robots • video • Yokohama)

And now, an important message of hope from Gundam about the challenges of life in 2020【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 6, 2020

Real robot anime knows real life is hard these days, but challenges us to show the power of what we can do as long as we care and hold on to hope.

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• Japan
• (anime • coronavirus • Gundam • moving • touching • video)

Japanese YouTuber perfects gameplay moves outside Shibuya Station【Video】

• SoraNews24
  Aug 6, 2020

Viral clip makes you feel as if you’re controlling an RPG character.

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• (gamers • gaming • Grand Theft Auto • GTA • Metal Gear Solid • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • video • video games • yakuza • YouTube • YouTuber)

Go on a whirlwind tour of all 47 prefectures in Japan with this gorgeous promo movie【Video】

• Katie Pask
  Aug 6, 2020

Explore every corner of Japan through your screen.

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• (beautiful • Japan • jnto • nature • promotional video • scenic • Tokyo • tourism • travel • video)

Enjoy sights and traditions of Japan’s heartland in new Gifu prefecture-focused feature【Video】

• Ingrid Tsai
  Aug 3, 2020

The mountains are calling and I must go watch them from the comfort of my couch. 

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• Japan
• (Chubu • cormorant fishing • food • Gifu • hiking • nature • Seki • Shirakawa-go • Takayama • travel • video)

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno crushes pro gamer in Super Smash Bros. tournament【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 3, 2020

22-year-old athlete demonstrates prowess not just on the ice but in gaming as well.

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• Japan
• (e-sports • esports • figure skating • nintendo • pro gaming • Shoma Uno • Smash Bros • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate • tournament • video • video games)

J-pop star Utada Hikaru filmed all of her newest video in her lockdown home, and it’s beautiful

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 29, 2020

Working from home can’t stop Japan’s celebrated songstress from creating a cool throwback video for “Time.”

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• Japan
• (cool • coronavirus • J-Pop • music • Utada Hikaru • video)

Japanese hot spring YouTuber finds her niche showing off out-of-the-way local onsen【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 29, 2020

Into the water off the beaten path.

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• Japan
• (baths • beautiful women • hot springs • onsen • Tohoku • travel • video)

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