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Friday, April 24, 2026 9:27 AM ET

Sora News 24 - Top Stories

And now, a video of the voice of Dragon Ball's Goku meeting the Emperor and Empress of Japan

20 minutes ago

Japan is so hungry for workers it used up its five-year visa quota in record time

9 hours ago

The dream of riding Final Fantasy Chocobos is coming to Tokyo VR centers

11 hours ago

Studio Ghibli launches huge new anime movie T-shirt collection with special design details

21 hours ago

New Kyoto Converse sneakers celebrate Japan with traditional kimono fabrics for your feet

23 hours ago

Burger King offers every fast food franchisee in Japan 40M yen to jump ship and join them

1 day ago

Visiting Tokyo's newest unmanned Self Cafe in Shibuya

1 day ago

Shinkansen operator apologizes for three-minute delay because conductor was napping

1 day ago

Burger King Japan's All Heavy customisation hack may not be all it's cracked up to be

1 day ago

7-Eleven Japan releases Uji matcha smoothies… but only at select locations

2 days ago

Here's the best spot to take in a panoramic view at 'the most beautiful Starbucks in the world'

2 days ago

Fugan Unga Kansui Park

2 days ago

Studio Ghibli announces first new short anime film in 8 years, exclusive to Ghibli Park

2 days ago

Majo no Tani no Yoru

2 days ago

Mei and the Baby Cat Bus

2 days ago

Night in the Valley of the Witches

2 days ago

Japanese government creates new word for cruelly hot summer days

2 days ago

Temple with 600-year-old tree near busy Tokyo station is like a tranquil pocket dimension

3 days ago

Mr. Sato shares his own secret Ministop hack to help save the ailing convenience store

3 days ago

Japan's 5.3 million beautiful Hitachi Nemophila flowers are now in full bloom[Photos]

3 days ago

Immerse yourself in TeamLab Yoro Valley's outdoor nighttime art exhibition in Chiba's wilderness

3 days ago

New Totoro carabiner pouches are ready to clip/tag along with you on all your adventures[Photos]

4 days ago

Japanese-style afternoon tea in this Japanese manor house outside downtown Tokyo is something special

4 days ago

Haikyu fan event lets you step onto the court, see what it's like to play with the anime athletes

4 days ago

Brand-new Pokémon manhole covers coming to help the recovery of a disaster-stricken part of Japan

6 days ago

Japan's awesomely beautiful Alpen Route snow corridor is now open

6 days ago

Move aside, convenience store egg sando – there's a better version of the iconic sandwich in Japan

6 days ago

Pokémon hot spring footbath opening in Japan this spring

5 days ago

Studio Ghibli croquettes not to eat, but to keep your stuff in, going on sale in Japan[Photos]

5 days ago

Japan's popular bead bonsai kit is as beautiful as it is gruelling to make

8 days ago

Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo is a hidden gem you won't find in travel guides

3 days ago

Tinder just opened a convenience store in Japan, aimed at adults only

3 days ago

Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

17 days ago

Pokémon and Ikea Japan cross over into each other's worlds with collaboration events

21 days ago

Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]

28 days ago

Japan's best conveyor belt sushi restaurant of seven years ago has now, finally, come to Tokyo

11 days ago

Famous Tokyo cherry blossom spot installs view-blocking screens to fight overcrowding[Video]

27 days ago

Uniqlo announces new T-shirts for One Piece, Naruto and more for manga publisher's 100th birthday

29 days ago

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

11 months ago

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

4 months ago

Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine's Day

3 months ago

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

9 months ago

Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026

2 months ago

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

11 months ago

Japan's newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]

2 months ago

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

6 months ago

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

10 months ago

Toddler Evangelion Rody rompers now come in more colors

8 minutes ago

Wisteria season starts early with blooming of Japan's Great Wisteria in its beautiful garden

11 days ago

Three Inuyasha cafes opening in Japan to celebrate sequel series to Rumiko Takahashi hit

2 months ago

One Piece creator has hidden secret of anime treasure's identity in chest at bottom of real-world ocean

1 month ago

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

10 months ago

We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as 'Middle Aged Man's Paradise', try food that's illegal in Japan

1 year ago

Japan now sells…sake made with moth poop?!?

25 days ago

How to make so, Japan's 1,000-year-old dessert recipe that's back in fashion【SoraKitchen】

25 days ago

Eight Ways You Really, Really Shouldn't Use a Japanese Toilet

1 year ago

You can now visit a recreation of Evangelion's Tokyo-3 and live there in miniature form in【Pics】

10 months ago