SoraNews24
SoraNews24 is a Tokyo-based news site. In 2008, our sister site, RocketNews24 published its first Japanese-language article, and two years later came the start of our English site, which originally existed exclusively to translate articles from our Japanese colleagues. Over time we’ve expanded the amount of English-language content we produce while maintaining a focus on fun, weird, and intriguing news from Asia, particularly Japan.
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Our Nagasaki-born reporter, the grandchild of A-bomb victims, gives her thoughts on the series.
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower’s genderless restroom had attracted negative reactions since the building’s opening last spring.
U.S. studio attempts to dodge backlash by keeping apology low-key, driving #NoBarbenheimer to trend in Japan.
Free refills are often part of the deal at tonkatsu joints, but usually not for the cutlets themselves.
Spending a night in Dormy Inn’s quasi-capsule hotel rooms still gets you access to all the great stuff the facility offers.
Now it’s never too late to get your hands on these once theater-only pieces of Ghibli memorabilia.
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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