Japan’s favorite city mascot goes on talk show, says it’s tired, wants to go back to Pear Land

Funasshi has had more than six years of celebrity fame, so maybe it’s time for the pear creature to have a little R&R.

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Horror icon Sadako gets update in new movie! See the creepy first trailer【Video】

The first lady of J-horror is returning to the big screen, this time with a new digital twist in keeping with the age of social media! 

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Kura Burger: Japanese sushi chain restaurant offers burgers in Tokyo for a limited time

Rice cola, fish patties and rice buns make for a very different sushi experience.

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Do you see the anime hero everyone else is seeing in this can of paprika?

It’s totally him, right?

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Starbucks’ new kitty cherry blossom glass turns into adorable cat’s paw when you pour a drink

Cute glassware has our hearts full of warm fuzzy feelings and deep, deep jealousy.

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We take a trip to the adorable Doraemon station and soak up the adorable kitty robot anime decor

Noborito Station on the Odakyu Line got a Fujiko F. Fujio facelift! We take a trip through the Anywhere Door to check it out.

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Awesome Japanese light gun uses your smartphone to turn real world into huge first-person shooter

X-Tag features 64-player battle royales, multiple weapons, and power-ups, but it’s a game you play in the real world, not on a screen.

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Documentary about man with no limbs discusses what it’s like to be disabled in Japan

Hirotada Otatake was born with no arms or legs, but it didn’t keep him from trying to do good things in this world.

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Tokyo church cancels anime singer’s concert because of her involvement with adult video games

Discovery of Rekka Katakiri’s erogame contributions cause venue to pull plug on event less then three weeks before it was scheduled to be held.

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Eating a bag of Rhino Beetles from Kumamoto’s bug-food vending machine【Taste test】

Our intrepid reporter completely loses his cool biting into the sizable bugs.

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The new Pokémon anime movie is entirely CG, and it might take some time to get used to it【Video】

Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution remakes the Pokémon franchise’s first film in full CG, and the trailer shows Ash and pals like we’ve never seen them before.

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

Here’s your chance to go from reading SoraNews24 to writing it.

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We drank crab-juice infused Crab Cola from Niigata Prefecture, because why not

We glugged a bottle of Crab Cola, infused with genuine crab essence, produced by a fishpacking company in Niigata prefecture.

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Kyoto train station thanks commuters for saving life of passenger who fell on the train tracks

Japanese commuters stepped up to help when a fellow passenger faced considerable danger.

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Japanese schoolgirl points out an especially dumb part of her school’s “no tights” dress code

The rule is supposed to be for everybody, but it’s really only the girls who have to follow it.

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Starbucks brand-new Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo breaks SoraNews24’s Mr. Sato’s heart

He was supposed to be drinking the coffee of his dreams, but instead…

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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo: A visitor’s guide to the biggest Starbucks in the world

Step inside with us as we try all the exclusive treats and drinks only available at this stunning Japan location. 

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Yuji Naka stopped by his old workplace with his kids, but the other people he ran into weren’t necessarily Sega fans.

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Crazy Tokyo restaurant offers a 7.3-pound tempura rice bowl, so of course we had to eat it!

Can’t decide between tempura and pork cutlet? This restaurant lets you have both in ridiculously large quantities.

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This beautiful video displays two very different sides of Japan【Video】

Japan’s diversity of culture and landscape is encapsulated in just three minutes.

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