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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 5:55 AM ET

Sora News 24 - Top Stories

Poll finds support to let women inherit imperial throne as Japan faces possible succession crisis

5 hours ago

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

7 hours ago

Exhibit featuring cutting-edge smell technology held at Tokyo Skytree

9 hours ago

More Shinkansen trains being added to Japan's "golden route" to meet traveler demand

17 hours ago

7-Eleven Japan now sells…matcha burritos?!?

20 hours ago

We go on a quest to find the cheesiest sushi at Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains【Taste test】

21 hours ago

Godzilla and Gap Japan team up for kaiju casual fashion collection【Photos】

1 day ago

New line of Evangelion fishing lures and other gear released by Japanese maker Dress

1 day ago

Majority of Japanese men say they feel some discomfort seeing female janitors in men's restrooms

1 day ago

Let's visit a German castle… in Okinawa!

1 day ago

Ueno German Cultural Village

1 day ago

Starbucks Japan quietly slips fans another Christmas present with Joyful Medley Strawberry Milk Tea

1 day ago

How to get your money's worth at an all-you-can-eat crepe challenge in Japan

2 days ago

Shimane has a secret hot spring town that feels like stepping into an old Japanese film

2 days ago

Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu

2 days ago

Totoro gamaguchi pouches will hold whatever you want them to, but already captured our heart

3 days ago

Japanese man who didn't know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen

3 days ago

Record number of foreign children in Japan need help understanding Japanese in school

3 days ago

Pokémon Christmas village event taking place nightly in Yokohama

3 days ago

'Bear' voted Japan's Kanji of the Year for 2025 in extremely close race

3 days ago

KANJI OF THE YEAR

3 days ago

Kanji of the Year 2025

3 days ago

Kyoto samurai house wants to share its history of seppuku, torture and gold coins with visitors

4 days ago

An island-hopping visit to the Setouchi International Art Festival!

35 minutes ago

Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro pouches to its anime merchandise shop in Japan

2 months ago

Historical race horse schoolgirl lesbian idol singers, all in one new Japanese video game【Video】

35 minutes ago

SoraNews24 quiz: How men deal with unexpected urine leaks determines their personality

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Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area

5 days ago

Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start

5 days ago

Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort

6 days ago

This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition

4 days ago

Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】

5 days ago

Japan's first hotel with a human washing machine is now ready for you to come and bathe in it

6 days ago

Japanese woman sues man for 1.5 million yen for violating her 'right to chastity'

5 days ago

Studio Ghibli mixes with sporty street styles of New Era to put No Face on your head in cap series

7 days ago

Stamina-destroying "Paralysis Noodles" are Tokyo's newest over-the-top ramen innovation

7 days ago

Japan's human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo

18 days ago

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen

24 days ago

Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】

26 days ago

Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes

20 days ago

Is China's don't-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood?

21 days ago

The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】

23 days ago

Nintendo's Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan

12 days ago

A guide to visiting Sagamiko Illumination, one of the three biggest light-ups in Kanto

24 days ago

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

7 months ago

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

11 months ago

We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan

5 months ago

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

7 months ago

Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid

5 months ago

Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it's the best way to start your day【Taste test】

2 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

6 months ago

Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms

9 months ago

Godzilla-shaped ice cream on sale in Tokyo near the sight his most adorable rampage

15 days ago

U.S.A. now the fastest-growing market for Japan's high-tech toilets, now selling quicker than ever

4 days ago

Japanese group to hold fashion show of colostomy bags and other stoma equipment in Paris

4 days ago

Unstaffed massage parlor pops up in Tokyo

22 days ago

We visited Egawa Beach, the closest you can get to walking in the world of Spirited Away【Pics】

5 days ago

Tokyo's Ueno Station has an unmanned noodle restaurant on its platform, and its no-joke good

14 days ago