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A great deal for ramen connoisseurs and beginners looking for a way to try all the staples.
”What’s the best flavor for a French fry sundae?” is a question we never had to answer…until now!
Our veteran salaryman-turned-reporter gives his idea for the one thing that has to change before Japan will stop working itself to death.
Food, art, and exclusive merch are part of love letter to one of the most popular anime of all time, and totally worth a six-hour wait for a table.
Bad news for the country’s declining birth rate is accompanied by rosier development about divorce.
Boy’s sporting ambitions slide in survey as girls stick with the same favorite for the 21st year running.
Popular retail chain Yodobashi Camera sets the bar high with their “Tablet Computer Dreams i” New Year’s gift box.
Lucky bags always make January a great time to go shopping in Japan, but it’s the prime dojinshi-buying time for a very different reason.
Video showing body of man who committed suicide in Aokigahara forest was only up for a day, but the backlash is likely to last much longer.
The biggest otaku in the SoraNews24 office runs down his picks for the five series you need to see to feel like you “watched anime” in 2017.
With a simple wish to start your year off with some tasty donuts, Krispy Kreme delivers big in this year’s bag.
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