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![Nintendo’s Super Mario throws out first pitch at professional baseball game in Japan[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/1_23ead9.jpg?w=640 "Nintendo’s Super Mario throws out first pitch at professional baseball game in Japan[Video]")
![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.
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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]")
![First Shiba Inu police dog in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture now on duty[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/1_4512ee.jpg?w=640 "First Shiba Inu police dog in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture now on duty[Video]")
Familiar voice provides narration for reminder that there’s something special about the in-theater experience.
![McDonald’s and Gundam team up for customized anime mecha and fried chicken sandwiches[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/gm-1.jpg?w=640 "McDonald’s and Gundam team up for customized anime mecha and fried chicken sandwiches[Video]")
![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.
![Sailor Moon’s Artemis is part of the Artemis II NASA mission control team[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/sm-1.jpg?w=640 "Sailor Moon’s Artemis is part of the Artemis II NASA mission control team[Video]")
Celestial themed anime plushie is in the room monitoring the real-world mission to the moon.
![Japan’s prime minister exchanges Dragon Ball kamehamehas with president of France[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/kh-1.jpg?w=640 "Japan’s prime minister exchanges Dragon Ball kamehamehas with president of France[Video]")
![Famous Tokyo cherry blossom spot installs view-blocking screens to fight overcrowding[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/nm-1.jpg?w=640 "Famous Tokyo cherry blossom spot installs view-blocking screens to fight overcrowding[Video]")
Once an under-the-radar sakura spot, this neighborhood near Shibuya has become dangerously congested.
![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.
![Japanese man drives truck that’s on fire directly to fire station, drops flaming potatoes[Videos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/11_57ff19.jpg?w=640 "Japanese man drives truck that’s on fire directly to fire station, drops flaming potatoes[Videos]")
![Exclusive Super Mario Yoshi figure to be given away at Dodgers Stadium [Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/yd-2.jpg?w=640 "Exclusive Super Mario Yoshi figure to be given away at Dodgers Stadium [Video]")
After keeping secret for nearly 30 years, Eiichiro Oda has written it down on a paper, put that paper in a chest, and tossed it into the sea, where it remains even now.
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