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Which Japanese tube chip brand is the least disappointing upon opening? We measure to find out

Here at SoraNews24, we cover only the most important of topics!

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Checking Amazon Japan’s Bath Salts Fukubukuro Lucky Bag for 2024

How many Japanese bath salts can we get for US$25?

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Our writers take on the world’s smallest four-player Othello game

The real Othello battle rages within.

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Enjoy a Japanese tea ceremony in a traditional storehouse

A unique setting for a unique tea ceremony.

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Rub shoulders with the locals at a Japanese snack bar run by a famous singer’s family

A place where Rimi Natsukawa knows your name.

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JR East announces awesomely cheap one-day all-you can ride pass, Shinkansen included

Get ready to feel your travel-loving heart go “Kyun!” with the Kyun Pass.

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Cute posture-correcting desk plushies can now warm you up with built-in heating pad

Now these desk friends can literally warm your heart.

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We embrace Chigyu, the most controversial beef bowl in Japan

A reminder to eat whatever you love, even if it brands you a dork. 

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“The streets belong to the humans” asserts Tokyo taxi driver after arrest for running over pigeon

And yes, you can get arrested for that.

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Ghibli releases a Howl’s Moving Castle that walks and lights up【Video】

Yes, this moving castle actually moves, and it’s cuter than we could’ve imagined.

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30-ish Japanese idol group breaking up because of members’ old age, declining physical strength

Setsuna Meteor is getting too old for this idol singer stuff.

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Ghibli adds Howl’s Moving Castle Humidifier to new merchandise range in Japan【Photos】

Anime castle heals our hearts and bodies this winter.

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Tokyo’s Shibuya district bans public drinking on New Year’s Eve, cancels countdown celebration

Just like Halloween, the New Year’s party is over in Shibuya.

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Death penalty formally requested for Kyoto Animation arsonist by prosecutors as trial closes

After killing 36 people, defendant still says he thinks that what Kyoto Animation did was wrong.

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The bizarre anime hair of Detective Conan can now be yours with Ran and Conan hairbands【Photos】

Unique hair accessories are part of 30th anniversary art exhibit for the hit anime/manga mystery series.

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Introducing Nomen: Ramen without the noodles【Taste test】

Is this guilt-free way to “eat” noodles a trend that’s going to catch on?

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Year of the Dragon Pooh! Disney Japan’s plushies gets early Chinese zodiac changeover【Pics】

Eto Pooh drops early.

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Castle in the Sky sukajan jacket combines the old-school art of Ghibli and Yokosuka【Photos】

Even the sleeves are filled with little callbacks to the Hayao Miyazaki-directed classic.

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Tokyo makes high school free for all families, even the rich ones

Even public high schools charge tuition in Japan, but that’s going to be ending soon in the nation’s largest city.

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Why Does Engrish Happen in Japan? 30-year-old fart-related signage mistake edition

Otaru will no longer direct drivers to the town fart.

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