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Sora News 24 - Top Stories

Japanese film studio Toei announces first three video games from newly created Toei Games

4 hours ago

Hello Kitty is now a transforming truck robot[Photos]

6 hours ago

Japanese convenience store brings rice balls back to 100 yen – Is this deal worth it?[Taste test]

8 hours ago

What's up with the 'mosquito buzz' noise at Shibuya Station?

18 hours ago

Studio Ghibli adds new anime character puppet socks to its merchandise store in Japan

20 hours ago

7-Eleven Japan's cooked-in-store takoyaki is here! How does it fare against the street food king?

1 day ago

Burger King Japan launches King Fusion, and the possibilities are endless (and delicious)

1 day ago

Tsujihan sushi bowl restaurant goes viral with foreign tourists, but is it worth the hype?

1 day ago

Tokyo's city hall changes dress code, workers now allowed to wear shorts[Videos]

2 days ago

Tifa's Final Fantasy VII bar is going to pop up in real-world Tokyo

2 days ago

Buddhist priest arrested for using health insurance card he found on the street

2 days ago

Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station

2 days ago

G-cha & Ba-cha serves Japanese green tea with a heartwarming backstory in Tokyo

2 days ago

Happy 40th birthday, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A!

2 days ago

Nippen no Miko-chan

2 days ago

UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

5 days ago

'Disaster': 2018 Kanji of the Year unveiled by Buddhist monk at Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto

5 days ago

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

20 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

Injuries on stairs in Tokyo highlight an overlooked design flaw

11 days ago

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

30 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

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

10 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

Daiso's 100-yen ramen egg makers even better in smaller sizes

3 years ago

Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso: Behind-the-scenes trivia and secret Easter eggs revealed

23 days ago

Japanese Joe Biden tries the Biden Burger in Japan

40 minutes ago

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

1 year ago

Tom Hanks visits Japan, blends in with oyaji at restaurant in Tokyo

40 minutes ago

New line of modern samurai fashion for fall/winter will make you warm and cool

6 months ago

Tom Cruise makes our reporter swoon at Top Gun: Maverick premiere in Japan

40 minutes ago

Final Fantasy invites you to adventure in Fukushima with Fukushima Fantasy Chocobo fun[Video]

30 days ago