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Sora News 24 - Weird

Japanese city encouraging visitors and locals to cosplay as ninja for annual Ninja Festa

12 hours ago

Shinjuku izakaya's all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo's best secret cheap eats

1 year ago

Cruising around Gunkanjima, Japan's otherworldly "Battleship Island"【Photos】

15 days ago

Studio Ghibli meals from the world of Japanese anime look absolutely delicious in real-life【Pics】

25 days ago

Icon's Mac & Cheese Burger contender for best burger in Tokyo【Taste test】

9 hours ago

Foreign traveler caught trying to sneak into Japan by climbing down rope from cruise ship

23 hours ago

FUK COFFEE?!? Japanese cafe has a perfectly innocent reason for its startling-looking name

2 days ago

Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards

3 days ago

Do Hi-Chew-flavor Hi-Chews have a reason to exist?【Taste test】

4 days ago

Should you add tartar sauce to Japanese curry rice? CoCo Ichi makes diners an unusual offer

5 days ago

Japanese city loses residents' personal data, which was on paper being transported on a windy day

6 days ago

Foreigner's request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society

6 days ago

Limited-edition Carbonara Udon will anger noodle purists and pasta lovers 【Taste test】

7 days ago

Hamster abandoned at Tokyo ramen restaurant gets new home

13 days ago

Arrest proves a common Japanese saying about apologies and police

14 days ago

We tried Japan's Strawberry Daifuku? liqueur, one of three dessert-themed liqueurs

16 days ago

Osaka's creepy cute mascot speaks for first time, adds more fuel the creepy OR cute debate【Video】

17 days ago

We go looking for the free kaoyu hot spring facebath of onsen town Kusatsu【Photos】

18 days ago

Coordinating a whole outfit with nothing but clothes from Japanese convenience store Family Mart

19 days ago

Tokyo Banana Curry adds capital's souvenir sweet's sweetness to roux, but not in Tokyo

21 days ago

Cup Noodles Everything Bagel surprises ramen lovers around the world

22 days ago

Everything Bagel Cup Noodles

22 days ago

The day our male reporter used a women's restroom with other dudes and they learned about otohime

22 days ago

Japanese burger chain Mos Burger starting record label for musician fast food workers

26 days ago

McDonald's Japan teases customers with a crazy mentaiko burger

28 days ago

Studio Ghibli unveils new goods that tip the hat to The Cat Returns

1 day ago

All-you-can-drink deal for US$4 in Shinjuku is one of the best finds in Tokyo

11 hours ago

Starbucks at Shibuya Scramble Crossing reopens, but is it really bigger and better than before?

1 day ago

Orange Juice Crisis '24 – Japan's OJ supplies drying up

20 hours ago

Bad tourist manners at Mt Fuji Lawson photo spot prompts Japanese town to block view with screens

3 days ago

Two things to do, and two things not to do, when leaving a traditional Japanese inn

3 days ago

Ancient temple with National Treasures is a hidden gem on the Nara Yamato Four-Temple Pilgrimage

1 hour ago

McDonald's Japan's new pancake pie is a taste sensation

2 days ago

One of Japan's oldest castles now lets travelers spend night on the grounds, drink in its keep

2 days ago

Ghibli Park now selling "Grilled Frogs" from food cart in Valley of Witches

6 days ago

Red light district sushi restaurant in Tokyo shows us just how wrong we were about it

8 days ago

Studio Ghibli unveils massive T-shirt collection featuring top anime movie characters

2 days ago

McDonald's new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods

15 days ago

New definition of "Japanese whiskey" goes into effect to prevent fakes from fooling overseas buyers

26 days ago

Our Japanese reporter visits Costco in the U.S., finds super American and very Japanese things

24 days ago

Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes

9 days ago

All-you-can-drink Starbucks and amazing views part of Tokyo's new 170 meter-high sky lounge

13 days ago

More foreign tourists than ever before in history visited Japan last month

14 days ago

New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions

27 days ago

Disney princesses get official manga makeovers for Manga Princess Cafe opening in Tokyo

17 days ago

Sales of Japan's most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely

9 months ago

Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season

7 months ago

Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s

1 month ago

Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design

5 months ago

Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】

1 year ago

Tokyo's most famous Starbucks is closed

6 months ago

One Piece characters' nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions

4 years ago

We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn't disappoint

10 months ago

Who wins in a battle of McDonald's and Komeda Coffee's chicken tatsuta burgers?【Taste test】

2 days ago

W.T.F. Japan: The top five 'sora' references of all time! 【Weird Top Five】

1 day ago