Japan is usually known for its world-class design, but this site didn’t see the optical illusion.
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![Final version of Sanrio: Beginning of Kawaii exhibition opens in Tokyo[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/sr-1.jpg?w=640 "Final version of Sanrio: Beginning of Kawaii exhibition opens in Tokyo[Photos]")
Hello Kitty and friends’ tour of the country comes to its last stop in downtown Tokyo with a look back on 60 years of cuteness, Japanese-style.
![Fading Tokyo – Horikiri Station, the Arakawa River, and Kinpachi-sensei[Walking course]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/ft-16.jpg?w=640 "Fading Tokyo – Horikiri Station, the Arakawa River, and Kinpachi-sensei[Walking course]")
Mr. Sato heads to the neighborhood of a famous TV drama and finds a nostalgic taste of a youth he never had.
This ramen behemoth only appears two days a week, but for serious carnivores, it’s worth waiting for.
We try to find out whether waiting in a longer line equates to a more delicious sweet through a blind office taste test.
The unexpectedly cutest part of shopping at Kochi’s Thursday Market was seeing some fellow shoppers of the very small variety in action.
If you’ve got a frying pan and some aluminum foil, this kurukuru chashu recipe is ready to revolutionize your home cooking.
Family Mart’s celebration of the Nintendo series continues with fuzzy, useful, and, most importantly, cute merch.
Skipping the regular Family Mart buns for these substitutes transforms Famichiki into something even more magical.
![Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods evolve[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/sw-15.jpg?w=640 "Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods evolve[Photos]")
Mr. Sato starts his urban exploration of Tokyo to catch a glimpse of local neighborhoods’ pasts before they’re changed forever.
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