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It’s a very sad day for gaming.
This morning, Nintendo released a statement that the company’s much-beloved president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, died in hospital on July 11 due to medical complications arising from a bile duct tumor that had been discovered some time before. Iwata was the first person to assume the role of president at the company who was not immediately related to members of the Yamauchi founding family.
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Japan’s biggest manga magazine is raising its minimum payment rate for creators
Japan reaches its lowest-ever ranking on Education First’s 2024 English Proficiency Index
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Doujinshi manga/anime chain announces moratorium on Visa/Mastercard credit card payments
Mickey Mouse in now a transforming robot created by the designer of Gundam【Photos】
Japanese Twitter user illustrates the difference between schoolgirl uniforms in major cities
What makes this new Japanese convenience store chain better than 7-Eleven?
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippersGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve tooMario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Beautiful Japanese garden green tea crepes waiting in Tokyo’s historical Asakusa neighborhood
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a rowGhibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quitAfter cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018
Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Doujinshi manga/anime chain announces moratorium on Visa/Mastercard credit card payments
Mickey Mouse in now a transforming robot created by the designer of Gundam【Photos】
Japanese Twitter user illustrates the difference between schoolgirl uniforms in major cities
What makes this new Japanese convenience store chain better than 7-Eleven?
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
Japanese fashion company’s modernized haori half coats will keep you warm and samurai chic
Made In Japan Fender Limited Edition Hello Kitty Stratocaster now on sale in Japan
Kura Sushi adds new cake party train to conveyor belts at select restaurants
Japanese Twitter user stumbles across legendary deep-sea fish, cooks and eats it four different ways
A Pokémon glitch no one discovered in 18 years has been found…by a pet fish in Japan?!?【Videos】
Train continues to stop at rural station for lone schoolgirl until she graduates in March
Starbucks adds gingerbread cookies to its holiday lineup in Japan