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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Sanrio’s Kuromi Kuromifies high tea with Kuromi Afternoon Tea Party in Japan【Photos】

We get classy and cute on a trip to Tohoku to try Kuromi’s take on afternoon tea.

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Conveyor belt sushi system for world cuisine? Special Kura Sushi branch has food from over 70 countries

Kura Sushi shows up at the world’s fair with food from around the globe that it sends around the restaurant.

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7-Eleven Japan powers up even more with new baked-in-store breads and pastries【Taste test】

From fresh-baked melon bread to sausage sandwiches, there are now more reasons than ever to love 7-Eleven in Japan.

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What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Kura Sushi?【Japan Super Budget Dining】

Fish, noodles, and heresy are all on the table as our panel of hngry reporters puts together 10 different meals for 1,000 yen or less.

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Donuts beyond mochi mochi: Mister Donut’s new donuts are so soft they’re almost drinkable

Japan’s favorite donut chain rolls out Mocchurin donuts to celebrate its 55th anniversary.

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Japan’s favorite curry rice restaurant chain also runs a bakery with more than just curry bread

Cocoichibanya’s bakery is hiding in plain sight in Shinjuku.

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What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Japan’s Mos Burger?【Japan Super Budget Dining】

Japan’s favorite domestic hamburger chain is known for higher quality than other fast food burger joints, but higher prices too, so our team searches for the optimum 1,000-yen Mos Burger meal.

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Eating venomous snake in Japan

Habu is both feared and revered, but does it taste like chicken?

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Muji’s locally sourced Yamatomaru pizzas are some of the best frozen pizzas we’ve ever had

Regional produce makes for a very special pizza that you can only get in certain parts of Japan.

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The SoraNews24 ice cream showdown: A frozen nine-way battle【Taste test】

We assemble an array of accessible frozen treats for a man with very vanilla tastes.

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Is Tokyo’s obviously for-foreign-tourists wagyu sukiyaki crepe delicious enough for a local?

We could be falling into a tourist trap in Asakusa, or we could be falling in meaty love.

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Coca-Cola Japan changes recipe for best-seller matcha latte, but is it worth a sip?【Taste test】

Will the new Ayataka Matcha Latte prove more successful than New Coke?

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New contender for the Akihabara ramen crown: Restaurant run by martial arts champ【Taste test】

Mixed martial artist now adds ramen making to his skill mix at Men Zin Saito.

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McDonald’s Japan unveils latest anime Happy Meal collaboration: Chiikawa!

Phenomenally popular cute little creatures to become Happy Meal toys this spring.

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“Flat Takoyaki” at Nanpuu reimagines Japanese street food

Fried octopus balls get a totally new look at this Japanese restaurant chain.

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The beautiful booth models of the Tokyo Motorcycle Show【Photos】

Automotive show makes its annual visit to Tokyo with models in tow.

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Sukiya closes its beef bowl restaurants in Japan after rat and cockroach contamination

There are some surprises you don’t want in your gyudon…so we explore other options. 

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Mr. Sato’s mad Majima cosplay and other outfits from Mafia Day at SoraNews24HQ【Photos】

Things go predictably off the rails as our boss tells us to dress up for Mafia Day.

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Japan’s new Mister Donut matcha donuts have so much green tea flavor one has to use the hole

Misdo Meets Gion Tsujiri for five new matcha donuts created in conjunction with Kyoto tea company that’s been in business for over 150 years.

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Delicious tempura bowl chain we wish would come back to the Tokyo area is still alive in Kansai

Please come back, Santen. We miss you.

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