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We try cooking yakisoba with real Japanese buckwheat soba【SoraKitchen】

Does Japanese soba go well with yakisoba sauce? Will it hold up in a frying pan? We find out!

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What happens when you strap an electric muscle stimulator to your face? Mr. Sato finds out!【Vid】

A shocking experiment, brought to you by the chief of SoraNews24’s Department of Bad Ideas.

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Enjoy the great outdoors without leaving your home – We try camping on our balcony

Don’t let the fact that you have to stay home stop you from going camping!
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Is Japan’s crazy silent karaoke gadget the solution for stay-home singing? 【Video experiment】

We test out the One-Person Karaoke Deluxe.

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Can you really learn to draw Totoro from that 61-second Studio Ghibli producer video?【Experiment】

Legendary anime producer Toshio Suzuki makes it look easy in his video lesson, but is our worst artist on staff beyond help?

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We tried washing our “Abe masks” in the washing machine to see how they hold up

The masks are rumored to shrink in the wash…so we had to test it out, of course.

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Japanese chemistry professor shows why three kinds of masks could be effective against the virus

A helpful science experiment shows that masks, whether bought in a store or made at home, can help protect you against coronavirus. 

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Do 100-yen hair removal pads do the trick, or leave our reporters the hairy messes they are?

Is being a “kuru kuru Princess” really all it’s cracked up to be?

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Can the powers of the Tokyo area’s literal money-laundering shrine make us rich? We find out

Our latest get-rich-quick scheme takes us to a Shinto shrine in Kamakura with an 835-year history.

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Japan’s YouTube knife-maker is back at it again–this time with a knife made entirely of fungus

Wouldn’t you want to cook with a fungus knife?

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We try a $10 Japanese grape from a bunch that retails for over $400 【Taste Test】

Japan is known for its crazily expensive fruit, but is the Ruby Roman really worth the exorbitant price tag?

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Mr. Sato shows us what happens when you try to cook rice with only eggs 【SoraKitchen】

It seems like a good idea in theory, but how will it play out?

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Mr. Sato has crazy idea to replace tapioca balls with fish roe in bubble tea【Taste test】

It’s true that ikura (salmon roe) resembles tapioca balls, but how about the taste?

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We mixed all 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins ice cream and created a Frankenstein dessert【Video】

Join the mad ice cream scientists of SoraNews24 as we play god with everyone’s favorite frozen treat.

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How’s the fidelity of modern earphones when shoved up your nose?

Is one orifice still just as good as another? We find out!

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Japanese teens develop anti-fart underwear that blocks smell and sound of flatulence

Because everyone farts.

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Kyoto has a shrine that’s supposed to make you rich, so our reporter Mai tested its power

With blessed money and a blessed wallet, is Mai about to strike it rich?

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Japanese study finds KFC’s paripari crispy chicken sound increases blood flow in brain, appetite

Recent research study investigates the role that not only taste and smell play in increasing your appetite, but sound as well.

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We dare Tokyo’s pigeons to crap on us because we think it’ll make us rich【Experiment】

Will our crap investments make us filthy rich, or just filthy? Read on to find out!

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Japanese Internet mythbusting: Can a corn dog soaking in energy drink charge a smartphone?

It’s a SoraScience experiment as we test out a piece of viral Internet trivia from Japan.

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