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Sora News 24 - Top Stories

As more foreign visitors visit Kyoto's top sights, Japanese travelers increasingly staying away

8 months ago

The deluxe disappointment and basic brilliance of Japan's oldest standing soba noodle chain

1 month ago

Japan has seven lucky taxis in Tokyo, and we just boarded one of them

1 month ago

Totoro sequel anime Mei and the Baby Catbus will screen at Ghibli Park this winter

1 year ago

Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki

1 year ago

Yakuza may be blocked from using all expressways in Japan within the decade

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Japanese travelers choose the top five inn cats that they want to meet in the whole country

1 month ago

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

3 hours ago

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

6 hours ago

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

8 hours ago

Let's visit a German castle… in Okinawa!

17 hours ago

Ueno German Cultural Village

17 hours ago

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

19 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

Pokémon Christmas village event taking place nightly in Yokohama

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

KANJI OF THE YEAR

2 days ago

Kanji of the Year 2025

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

3 days ago

Japan's Hiepita forehead cooling strips, so popular they changed the language, are disappearing

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Japan Welfare & Medical Fashion Association

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Evangelion original anime studio Gainax is now completely dissolved, Eva's creator mourns ruined friendships

3 days ago

7-Eleven Japan has a hack for creating insanely delicious potato chip rice meals

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

5 days ago

Uniqlo Ukiyo-e Blue T-shirts: A cool-hued reinterpretation of some of Japan's greatest paintings

7 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

17 days ago

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

23 days ago

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

25 days ago

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

19 days ago

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

20 days ago

The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】

22 days ago

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

11 days ago

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

23 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

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago