New Year’s 2025

The mystery destination of the SoraNews24 end-of-year party left us speechless

Will the food conquer our reporters, leaving them smiling as they head home, or is it a disaster-in-the-making?

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The Häagen-Dazs Japan fukubukuro lucky bag is filled with…ice creams from 2023

A unique way to get a taste of limited-edition flavours from the past.

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Family Mart releases a fukubukuro lucky bag packed with cool Convenience Wear

Chain’s viral fashion now comes in a convenient limited-edition pack that fans are scrambling for.

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Square Enix releases a Final Fantasy fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year’s in Japan

A new adventure begins for video game fans…

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Animate Akihabara releases a lucky bag for the first time in years, and it’s amazing

Giant store draws huge crowd of anime and manga fans in Tokyo’s otaku neighbourhood.

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Hayao Miyazaki says Happy New Year to Studio Ghibli fans with new art for Year of the Snake

Drawing by the legendary anime director celebrates his zodiac year.

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Starbucks Japan releases a special tea latte to celebrate the Year of the Snake

A delicious homage to the 2025 zodiac animal. 

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Studio Ghibli releases traditional New Year decorations with My Neighbour Totoro characters

Putting an anime twist on Japanese holiday traditions.

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