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Annual study finds sharp decline in interest among foreign residents to stick around for the long haul, but it’s probably leaving out some differing voices.
Why fight the landlubbers on shore for a decent view when you can take to the waters of Lake Ashi for a crowd-free festival?
A Night in the Valley of Witches makes its screening debut, and Hayao Miyazaki’s first-ever art exhibition created for Ghibli’s theme park, three years in the making, opens too.
The Nakano family opens a second rice paddy art site this year and shares more about the process that goes into their annual labor of love.
Following suspiciously swift sell-out of Yoshinoya’s Dragon Quest Slime bowls, new policy means that everyone who wants one can buy one at the regular price.
![7-Eleven Japan now has Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, but how do they taste?[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/1_3c85fd.jpg?w=640 "7-Eleven Japan now has Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, but how do they taste?[Taste test]")
Vietnam’s star sandwich reaches a new milestone on the road to mainstream popularity in Japan.
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Nicknack is the culmination of layers upon layers of branding quasi-copying, and also home to some very unusual Pikachus.
![The quest for Dragon Quest Yoshinoya figure sets: Worth taking for fans, tricky for scalpers[Pics]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/0_8d5bf5.jpg?w=640 "The quest for Dragon Quest Yoshinoya figure sets: Worth taking for fans, tricky for scalpers[Pics]")
Dragon Quest Slimes appear at Yoshinoya, and the restaurant is trying to make sure they go home with actual fans.
Conquer Japan’s tallest mountain in style with a lineup born from the restoration of an ancient pilgrimage path.
Mister Donut saw all the Mocchurin that it had made, and they were very good…too good, in fact.
With barley tea going into glasses as the weather heats up, we find out what goes into making barley tea.
Did the aftermath of Japan’s final match in the World Cup group stage result in order or chaos at one of Tokyo’s biggest gathering spots?
![Taco Spaghetti appears in Japan, and our taco fan rushes to try it[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/2_fd30d3.jpg?w=640 "Taco Spaghetti appears in Japan, and our taco fan rushes to try it[Taste test]")
Tacos and spaghetti have earned love around the world, but will their meeting in Japan be a tragedy?
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