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Sora News 24 - Top Stories

Beautiful Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle pins both are and aren't great gacha items【Pics】

8 days ago

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

7 months ago

Are 100-yen shop Daiso's gel nail polish strips a good dupe for salon quality nails? Let's find out

1 year ago

New Japanese KitKats feature sakura sake and a traditional cherry blossom dessert

1 month ago

Salmon katsudon? Tokyo restaurant's specialty is like a deep-fried sashimi lunch【Photos】

10 minutes ago

What's the rule for where to put strollers on Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains?

2 months ago

How to make your own hoshi-imo Japanese dried sweet potato snacks【SoraKitchen】

9 days ago

Buddhist monks in Japan preparing to hold funeral service for thousands of stuffed animals, dolls

3 hours ago

Uniqlo and Tamagotchi team up for Tamagotchi T-shirts and special Uniqlo Tamagotchi【Photos】

7 hours ago

Should you flush a Japanese toilet with your foot or your hand?

14 hours ago

Man arrested for breaking into unoccupied home in Japan after mystery noodles found in fridge

17 hours ago

Gifu's Edison cafe is a shining example of Japan's Tokai morning culture

19 hours ago

Foreign tourists in Japan break inbound fall tourism record, are spending their money differently

1 day ago

Studio Ghibli and Akira anime movie cels up for bid in Heritage Auctions animation event

1 day ago

Kiki's Delivery Service

7 days ago

My Neighbor Totoro

24 days ago

Nausicaa of the Valey of the Wind

1 day ago

McDonald's Japan reveals Street Fighter-themed Street Burgers and crossover videos【Video】

1 day ago

Japan's choco mushroom snacks hold fashion show with designer Junko Koshino【Video】

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Tokyo losing another iconic arcade with announced closure of 40-year-old Ikebukuro game center

2 days ago

Nintendo announces opening date for next official store, first new location in two years

2 days ago

Unique Starbucks in historic building is one of the most beautiful in Japan

2 days ago

The breathtaking beauty and bathing luxury of Oita's Gettouan【Photos】

2 days ago

Street Fighter is coming to McDonald's Japan

2 days ago

Get your cakes in about a minute with Tokyo Station's unmanned Tokyo Banana shop

3 days ago

Flying witch fantasies come true at Japan's cosplay zipline event

3 days ago

Mr. Sato taste tests not only the original takoyaki, but its predecessor, radioyaki, in Osaka

3 days ago

Tokyo big walk – Walking from Tokyo Station to the Big Sight convention center on Tokyo Bay【Pics】

3 days ago

JR Hokkaido train driver in trouble for reading book about trains on stopped train

4 days ago

Studio Ghibli releases new anime tea and mugs in Japan

4 days ago

Fake eggs are being used in Japanese convenience store bentos

5 days ago

Human washing machine pods coming to Japanese hotels【Photos】

8 days ago

Japanese hotel chain's new service: A bed and pajamas for otaku travelers' plushies

7 days ago

Where are the most appealing parts of Japan? Prefecture survey investigates

7 days ago

Why do tourists eat noodles with a green onion instead of chopsticks in this Edo town?

7 days ago

Ghibli Park making first update ever to its step-into-anime photo spots, some scenes going away

6 days ago

Mino City's traditional paper lanterns illuminate its historic streets this fall

7 days ago

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

13 days ago

World's Smallest Park teaches us a valuable lesson about the power of community in Japan

19 days ago

Sanrio brings some smiles to Evangelion with new collaboration merch line【Photos】

17 days ago

Tokyo Disneyland fails to get top spot in survey asking Japanese kids what theme park they want to visit

12 days ago

Japanese city abolishes 88th birthday celebratory money gift because people are living longer

18 days ago

How to escape the Tokyo crowds with a trip to a hidden gem on a special Japanese train

26 days ago

One of Tokyo's most useful subway lines for travelers is about to get more convenient

14 days ago

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

5 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

6 months ago

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

4 months ago

Nintendo's controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】

11 months ago

Studio Ghibli releases cosy new anime socks to warm our toes and hearts this autumn

5 days ago