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![Police in Japan summoned to deal with bank intruder…who is also a deer[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/db-1.jpg?w=640 "Police in Japan summoned to deal with bank intruder…who is also a deer[Video]")
Local residents thought a robbery was in progress when they saw police cars outside the bank, but something even more unexpected was going on.
![Sanrio amusement park in Tokyo to host Psycho Game horror event this summer[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/sr-1-1.jpg?w=640 "Sanrio amusement park in Tokyo to host Psycho Game horror event this summer[Video]")
After Hello Kitty goes home for the day, some decidedly less cute characters will be taking over Sanrio Puroland.
![Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth finds happiness in a canned cocktail[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/sc-2.jpg?w=640 "Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth finds happiness in a canned cocktail[Video]")
![Hello Kitty is now a transforming truck robot[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/hk-1-1.jpg?w=640 "Hello Kitty is now a transforming truck robot[Photos]")
At just around a buck, the egg sandwich at this chain is enough to make convenience stores weep.
![Sanrio’s best-loved butthole defies physics in adorable sumo collaboration[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/ss-1.jpg?w=640 "Sanrio’s best-loved butthole defies physics in adorable sumo collaboration[Photos]")
This ramen behemoth only appears two days a week, but for serious carnivores, it’s worth waiting for.
This isn’t a limited-time offer – the free morning donut service has no specified end date!
If you’re going to do something like this, you need a very good, or at least a very crazy, reason for doing it.
![Deer that appeared in downtown Osaka gets a new home, a new name, and a lot of snacks[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/sy-1.jpg?w=640 "Deer that appeared in downtown Osaka gets a new home, a new name, and a lot of snacks[Video]")
Likely wanderer from Nara Park won’t be going back, but has a new place to live in a hot spring town.
![Japan’s full-facemask Ninja Parka still lets you eat ice cream[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/np-2.jpg?w=640 "Japan’s full-facemask Ninja Parka still lets you eat ice cream[Photos]")
![50-year-old instant noodle recipe is back from the past in Japan for a limited time[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/4_57d2fe.jpg?w=640 "50-year-old instant noodle recipe is back from the past in Japan for a limited time[Taste test]")
![Deer are appearing in Osaka City, may have wandered there from Nara[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/od-1.jpg?w=640 "Deer are appearing in Osaka City, may have wandered there from Nara[Video]")
No one’s sure what to do with them, since Nara’s deer lose their protected status when they leave the park.
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