Well hello there and welcome to the end of another week of cheeky news, bizarre events and groovy gadgets here on RocketNews24. Since it’s Sunday and we all finally have a chance to catch our breath, we thought we’d take a moment to look back at the week’s news and provide you with a handy list of some of our biggest stories that you may have missed. See? We’re nice like that.
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If you’re reading this, it means you’ve survived another week.
And what a week it’s been!
We’ve seen the arrival of a device that lets us share smells via mobile phone, members of the public quite literally caught with their hands down their pants, an invaluable list of turn-offs for girls to watch out for, and photos that reveal smoking-hot Japanese porn stars to be perfectly ordinary women and not from space after all.
MOST POPULAR
Now
- Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Sakura season officially begins in Tokyo, latest start date in 10 years
- Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images from The Boy and the Heron
- Cappuccino Ramen becomes super popular in Japan, but is it worth the hype?
- McDonald’s Japan made two almost identical commercials, with one tiny, touching difference【Vids】
- New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
- Mister Donut’s strongest-ever matcha doughnuts are so intense they’ll bind with your DNA
- Japanese stationery vending machine at Haneda Airport is a great option for last-minute souvenirs
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
Weekly
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
- Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
- Complaints against foreign go-kart drivers increase in Tokyo
- New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
- Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images from The Boy and the Heron
- Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron doll that never, ever gives up
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Beautiful new line of Cardcaptor Sakura shoes are here to capture your fashion-loving heart【Pics】
- We order an amazing Vegeta battle armor suit and dash down the street to celebrate Saiyan Day
Monthly
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
- Starbucks Japan unveils final sakura collection for hanami season 2024
- One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
- Hello Kitty/Yu-Gi-Oh crossover Happy Meal toys appear, but far, far away from Japan
- Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron doll that never, ever gives up
- Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
Yearly
- Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
- Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
- Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
- Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
- Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
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- McDonald’s Japan made two almost identical commercials, with one tiny, touching difference【Vids】
- New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
- Mister Donut’s strongest-ever matcha doughnuts are so intense they’ll bind with your DNA
- Japanese stationery vending machine at Haneda Airport is a great option for last-minute souvenirs
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- Naruto’s favorite noodle shop Ichiraku Ramen is real, and we just visited it!
- Nara considering increasing number of deer that can be killed each year, expanding culling zone
- The beautiful booth models of Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2024【Photos】
- Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
- New Ghibli T-shirts let you carry No Face and the Levitation Stone in your pocket
- Cardcaptor Sakura Chinese Cafe opens in Tokyo, coming to other cities with special merch【Pics】
- We eat at three Japanese family restaurants to find the one with the best-value breakfast
- “Deflowering” services for virgin women are now a thing in Japan, apparently
- Fan art of new Digimon cast in old style sparks debate on what qualifies as “f***ing disgusting”
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