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Sora News 24 - Weird

Shinkansen coffee and ice cream vending machines make train travel in Japan magical

4 days ago

David Bowie's Lazarus makes its debut in Japan, bringing his love for the country full circle

4 days ago

Experience the 'Color of Water' from a 250-year-old Japanese confection maker!

3 months ago

Is the two-hour wait for Tokyo's Yokota Gaijin Burger worth it?【Taste test】

5 months ago

Starbucks Japan releases first-ever spicy Frappuccino for a limited time

10 days ago

Japanese police investigate report of foreigner spreading white powder on street in Hyogo

7 days ago

Japan's chubby musical cat toys are a ridiculously cute piano substitute 【Video】

26 minutes ago

Is Daiso's 500-yen grilling plate good enough for at-home yakiniku dinners? We find out!

26 minutes ago

Mr. Sato orders a box of hot coffee from Starbucks Japan to our office

3 days ago

17 new designs unveiled in round two of regional Japanese license plates

26 minutes ago

Is splendid alfonsino ochazuke from a vending machine too fishy, or splendidly delicious?

2 days ago

Hokkaido police refuse to acknowledge theft that really seems like a theft

2 days ago

Indian man in Japan arrested on charges of using curry spices as weapon in robbery attempt

4 days ago

Japan's cute/creepy mascot character Myaku-Myaku can now appear in your drinking glass【Photos】

5 days ago

Burger King Japan adds a Pickleball Burger to the menu… but what's so pickleball about it?

10 days ago

Elon Musk didn't have a baby with J-pop legend Ayumi Hamasaki, she'd like you to know

11 days ago

Donuts beyond mochi mochi: Mister Donut's new donuts are so soft they're almost drinkable

13 days ago

The curious case of the pickled radish bread from Shiga Prefecture known as takuan pan

16 days ago

Burger King releases a Pickleball Burger in Japan

16 days ago

Attendees to Expo 2025 hit record numbers despite record numbers of bugs

17 days ago

2025 Osaka World Expo

17 days ago

Japanese city pays people to stand on escalators for six hours a day【Video】

17 days ago

Saitama women arrested for dueling

18 days ago

Japan's top agriculture politician resigns after backlash to saying he's never paid for rice

23 days ago

"I have never purchased rice" – Japan's agriculture head says he gets it for free, flip-flops

25 days ago

Japanese couple fights burglars with bug spray, golf club as they gas, smash getaway car【Video】

26 days ago

Four yakuza members arrested for having office too close to library

28 days ago

More yakuza members caught stealing huge haul of sea cucumbers from the ocean

30 days ago

Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren't crazy enough to make, but we are【SoraKitchen】

1 month ago

Life-sized sushi monster figures are coming to get us all hooked on cuteness

1 month ago

Eating venomous snake in Japan

1 month ago

weird foods of Japan

1 month ago

Can putting a giant dragonfly on your head repel bugs?

3 hours ago

McDonald's Japan's Very Hungry Caterpillar Happy Meal toys are very cute【Photos】

17 hours ago

Official Spirited Away cookbook teaches how to make food from the Ghibli anime classic

20 hours ago

Japan Shogi Association's Queen's Gambit for the future of female pro players

1 day ago

Chiikawa Park opens next month in Tokyo's Sunshine City shopping complex

1 day ago

JR's new overnight sleeper train will connect Tokyo and northern Japan, is private cabin-only

3 days ago

Japan's 10 most beautiful hydrangea spots to visit【Photos】

4 days ago

Support Japan's real-world Totoro Forest with special Studio Ghibli collection

6 days ago

What is kasshayaki, the Japanese street food only one prefecture is lucky enough to love?

5 days ago

Japan's most popular curry rice restaurant chain losing customers as it raises prices

7 days ago

Bento bankruptcies increasing as Japan's boxed lunch shops struggle in the new dining landscape

3 days ago

This Hakata hotel is worth a little extra thanks to its all-you-can-eat steak breakfast buffet

5 days ago

No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan's National Police Agency says

12 days ago

Uniqlo releasing first-ever Pokémon T-shirts inspired by Trading Card Game artwork【Photos】

21 days ago

New retro museum in Tokyo is like a time portal back to the Showa era【Photos】

28 days ago

'Bumping men' are a uniquely Japanese class of criminals that are hard to deal with

11 days ago

Perfect instant ramen eggs every time! Cup Noodle's Nissin creates Shirotama Maker kitchen gadget

10 days ago

Live-action Netflix One Piece Chopper shows face for first time – What do fans in Japan think?

12 days ago

7-Eleven Japan releases new must-try sweets that are a hit with customers

14 days ago

Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer

1 month ago

Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers

9 months ago

Possessing Harry Potter's Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan

6 months ago

Japan's deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year's?

5 months ago

[Deleted] Article written for April Fool's Day 2018

9 months ago

Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces

8 months ago

Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home

1 month ago

Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game - Here's how to play it without reading Japanese

9 months ago

Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys

1 month ago

The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】

2 months ago

Studio Ghibli umbrellas bring anime joy to Japan's rainy season

8 days ago

Why you should be worried if someone calls you 'Uehara-san' in the Japanese workplace

3 days ago

Passing the JLPT N1 — Here's how I did it, so you can too!

6 months ago