Japanese craft cola brand Iyoshi has a heartwarming backstory that adds spice to new formulation

Reishi mushrooms add immune-boosting powers to the centuries-old recipe behind this cult cola. 

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Custom Kitty kawaii Uniqlo shirts and bags! Sanrio stamps and more with UTMe! DIY design service

Uniqlo gives us a blank slate/T-shirt to fill up with Hello Kitty cuteness.

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Does thin-strip beef specialist Yoshinoya know what it’s doing with thick-cut pork?【Taste test】

Gyudon king now offering kakuni, so Mr. Sato springs into action.

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

Here’s your chance to join the SoraNews24 team.

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Nintendo’s Kirby launches Operation Full Stomach at Yoshinoya, rewards your appetite with merch

It’s time to inhale some gyudon!

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Pokémon Happy Meal toys for outdoor fun are on their way to McDonald’s Japan【Video】

Captain Pikachu wants you to get out of the house over summer vacation.

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Anime-style avatar waitresses, controlled by humans, now taking orders at Tokyo pub

Miraizaka has a futuristic new ordering system that it says AI can’t equal.

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Cheap capsule hotel in Kyoto is open to everyone, comes with free all-you-can-drink alcohol

We find out if Anshin Oyado lives up to the great reviews.

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Hello Kitty announces crossover with landmark anime franchise The Rose of Versailles

Let them eat kawaisa!

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Godiva’s Tokyo bakery finally adds the king of Japanese bread: melon bread!

Better late than never as Godiva delivers a double-helping of melon bread at Godipan.

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Domino’s Japan releases new cheeseburger pizzas, but do they really taste like burgers?

We get a taste of the new pizzas before the official release.

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Testing out the parasol that boasts lowering temperatures by 13.7 degrees

Will the real slim and shady parasol please stand up?

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Tokyo Disneyland’s Space Mountain is now closed

Our reporter tries in vain for one last ride, but daddy-daughter day at work does not go as planned.

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Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki

Set includes a specially made box of Holbein paints containing colours used by the director. 

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How to dress for summer in Japan: Tips from a rickshaw driver in Asakusa

Fashion advice on how to dress for a Japanese summer leads us to some historic stores.

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The awesome independent-creator, one-day-only anime figures of summer Wonder Festival【Photos】

Independent modelers show what they can do, even when official rights holders don’t bother to show up for the event.

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Starbucks Japan adds a salty limited-edition Frappuccino to its menu for summer

New yellow-and-blue beverage is designed to look and taste like a day at the beach. 

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Hayao Miyazaki-illustrated T-shirt coming to Uniqlo…but not as part of Ghibli collection

Uniqlo’s first-ever for-Japan Ghibli clothing is on the way.

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Summer survival tip! Muji lets you fill water bottles for free, even if you didn’t buy them there

Even most Japanese shoppers aren’t aware of this cool free service.

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Buy a Japanese ambulance, pachinko machine or samurai sword at this government auction site

Weird and wonderful treasures you won’t find anywhere else, and at shockingly low prices.

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