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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What happened when Conan O’Brien visited the Toto Japanese toilet showroom in Tokyo 【Video】

Video disappears from official account after O’Brien and Jordan Schlansky anger Toto showroom rep.

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Our Korean-Japanese reporter’s thoughts on people asking “Is Naomi Osaka really Japanese?”

P.K. Sanjun takes a look at some of the common criteria used to define what makes a person “Japanese,” and whether they’ll still be used in the future.

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Transgender Japanese YouTuber criticizes LGBT demonstration held in downtown Tokyo

Voices concern that disruptive gatherings will hurt public perception of LGBT community.

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Japanese Twitter freaked out by image of devil that appeared in slice of beef

Helpful commenters point out that the country’s souls are in no danger, however.

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Japan’s most popular maid cafe, Akiba Zettai Ryoiki, opens new “Maid Cafe Winery” in Akihabara

The place to go for three of the world’s most delightful things: wine, cats, and girls in thigh-high stockings.

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Tatsumasa Murasame: A hunk with Japanese landscaping skills…and Japanese citizenship

People in Japan are swooning after discovering the many talents of this foreign-born gardener who gave up his original nationality to become Japanese.

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Who’s that Dad? Curious and political Father’s Day portraits show up at a supermarket in Japan

Japanese Twitter gets a good laugh out of these great examples of a common elementary school exercise. Happy Father’s Day!

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Japanese girls spotted stepping on foreigner outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo

Passersby were shocked to see the man surrounded by women with cameras at the side of the street.

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Previously, this URL contained a SoraNews24 April Fool’s Day article written in 2018, the topic of which was a fictitious “breeding visa program,” in which foreign visitors would be allowed to briefly reside in Japan in order to have babies with locals in order to increase Japan’s birth rate.

Unfortunately, recently rumors have been spreading online that the Japanese government is actually offering breeding visas. To help stop the spread of this mistake, SoraNews24’s ownership has made the decision to remove the original article.

To reiterate, there is no breeding visa program in Japan. There never was a breeding visa program. There isn’t going to be a breeding visa program.

Thank you for your understanding, and for reading SoraNews24.

SoraNews24 is looking for a new writer, and it could be you!

Ready to let your writing skills blossom like the sakura?

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Kitty gets stuck while attempting new in-house Ninja Warrior challenge course【Video】

Looks like this contestant needs a little more practice on the monkey bars.

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Now she even frolics on her bed before her half-naked piano performance.

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People in Japan can’t tear their eyes away from this beauty’s incredibly long pins.

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