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 reporter loves nothing more than a good soak with a good manga, and now she knows how to get rid of the page warping that comes with that combination.
Warner Brothers Studio Tokyo Making of Harry Potter lets you visit everything from the Great Hall of Hogwarts to the closet Harry lived in at the Dursley’s.
The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.
Once a super convenient portal for flying out of Tokyo, a lot of people forget the Tokyo City Air Terminal still exists.
Online marketplace ZenPlus’ new big seller with overseas otaku: Untranslated manga
ZenPlus says interest in Japanese-language manga from fans outside Japan is skyrocketing, but why?
As our reporter’s daughter enters elementary school, he talks with an education veteran about how to deal with bullying.
If you’re headed through Tokyo Station, you won’t regret starting your day the Hatsufuji way.
If you’ve been skipping Amami Oshima on your trips to Japan, you’ve been skipping a beautiful, uncrowded gem.
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