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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For those times when you’ve got someplace to be, and you’ve also got a craving for kimchi.
The Tanjiro’s Charcoal-grilled Mayo Chicken Bowl is lunch, cuisine cosplay, pun, and skill trial all in one.
If you’re so bad at action games that even you non-gamer spouse clowns on you, will you still have fun with the newest Pokémon game?
The Japanese Internet is buzzing about this mysterious blue cheese, and as usual, we’re ahead of schedule on the weirdness.
Decision follows backlash to advice such as “A woman’s enemy is always other women,” but not everyone is happy.
Tokyo’s other Halloween hot spot, divisively skimpy maid cosplay, ladies who loo stunning in their 60s, and Seiji’s transformation into Leonardo DiCaprio.
How to shut down anti-gaming haters, confusing fan art guidelines, an N64 personality test, and a Zelda arrest.
The secrets of Japanese supermarket music and life-saving green tea, plus how to make the King of Curries and furoshiki-style sandwiches.
Sexy voice actors, the end of Evangelion, and a message from Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.
Is it still cosplay if you can’t even see the costume anymore?
Anime versions of Anne of Green Gables, Dog of Flanders, and more inspire stylish and adorable designs.
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New Whisper of the Heart antique shop collectibles now available in Donguri Kyowakoku shops
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Totoro Fund line of beautiful artwork and apparel lets you help the real-world Totoro Forest
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Japanese onsen egg maker from 100-yen store Daiso needs to be on your shopping list
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Japanese jam jar lids close on their own, as if by magic
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