Oct 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan’s newest anime figure crane game prize may also be the world’s weirdest hanger [Photos] There are two reasons this figure is posed that way. Prizes for UFO catchers/crane games in Japan tend to fall into one of two categories. In one you have stuff that you don’t really need, but whic...
Oct 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Pizza Hut in Japan now serves spicy glass noodle pizza No fewer than five nations are involved in the Malatang Pizza. Pizza Hut Japan has always been an example of culinary cross-culturalism, but it’s become even more enthusiastically eclectic with som...
Oct 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Do Komeda’s beefy rice balls continue the chain’s hallowed tradition of “reverse fraud”? Goodness gracious, great balls of rice and beef! Komeda Coffee is a nationwide chain of coffee shops that’s earned a reputation as practitioners of “reverse fraud” (gyakusagi). More often than not...
Oct 11, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Free-flowing cocktails, natural onsen water, and custom pillows make this Osaka hotel a steal Room-only stays usually mean no perks, but this hotel throws them at you, all in the name of having a good sleep. There is a type of accommodation for all kinds of traveler, be it a gorgeous mounta...
Oct 11, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Final Fantasy Fat Chocobo Curry coming to fill up fans, even if they can’t attend Fan Festival Instant curry endorsed by the heftiest of Final Fantasy’s avian mounts. Instant ramen may be Japan’s most famous savior of hungry people who don’t want to do any real cooking, but it’s not the only...
Oct 10, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese milk carton cakes are a genius idea that the world needs to know about We’ve got all the details on where to find them, and how to eat them. There are many, many supermarket chains in Japan, but one of the most popular is Gyomu Super. Colloquially known as “Gyo-su”, t...
Oct 10, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Giant wagashi cushions will turn your home sweet home into home sweet Japanese sweets home Nitori lets you cuddle up with taiyaki, dorayaki, and more. Japan has a lot of wise attitudes about food, and perhaps one of the most sensical of all is that dessert aesthetics are important. Sweet...
Oct 10, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- 7-Eleven Japan now has Milk Miso Curry Ramen, but is that too much for one cup? [Taste test] A special kind of regional ramen makes its 7-Eleven instant noodle debut, with help from the makers of Sapporo Ichiban. Nothing else has such a fundamental effect on the quality of ramen as the bro...
Oct 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan lodges formal complaint with China for calling Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Sanae Takaichi What isn’t in a name? Speaking at a press conference on October 7, Toshihiro Kitamura, press secretary for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed the latest piece of diplomatic friction bet...
Oct 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Sushi Bus starts running in Japan, but is it a tourist trap or tourist must-do? We take a trip on the world’s first conveyor belt sushi bus…and it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before. Sushi and sightseeing tend to be at the top of the must-do list for many visitors to Japan,...
Oct 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos] Ghibli’s partnership with Japanese stationery brand Rollbahn expands to include three more theatrical anime. In the digital age, you don’t actually need to write by hand in order to put your though...
Oct 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino and drinkware, but are they worth buying this year? We find out if double the cats makes for double deliciousness. While it might feel like Halloween is creeping up on us now that we’re in October, at Starbucks in Japan the festivities have already ...
Oct 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Burger King serves up Pickleball Burgers in Japan, with a tasty nod to the number 11 Limited-edition exclusive comes with free goods and special prizes. Burger King is always looking for ways to stand out from the competition in Japan, and right now it’s doing exactly that with the...
Oct 09, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan has convenience store fried chicken-flavor instant ramen, but does it taste like it says it does? We taste-test Family Mart’s new Famichiki cup ramen, which contains no Famichiki. Like all Japanese convenience stores, branches of the Family Mart chain are stocked with dozens, if not hundreds, o...
Oct 08, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Matcha ice cream discontinued by one of Japan’s favorite ice cream brands 24 years after its debut, green tea flavor gets kicked out of the Super Cup family. With matcha being one of Japan’s favorite ice cream flavors, and confectioner Meiji’s Essel Super Cup series bein...
Oct 08, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Sonic the Hedgehog figure costs 1 million yen, is made of Arita ware Japanese porcelain [Vid] Yoyoyo says the Sega star not only has gotta go fast, he’s gotta be Arita-yaki too. Sonic the Hedgehog’s whole thing is being in motion. From his “Gotta go fast” motto to being one of the first big...
Oct 08, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- If anyone needs us, we’ll be in the cardboard Japanese snack house we just built [Photos] A home within a home for snacking, relaxing, and more snacking. Last year at Christmas time, our Japanese-language reporter Natsuno Futon built a gingerbread house using a kit she purchased at hous...
Oct 08, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Starbucks Japan serves up new Coffee Espresso Cream Frappuccino for Nighttime Dolce Coffee range A new way to have your dessert and drink it too. As the nights get longer and the weather starts to cool, Starbucks’ Reserve Cafes are enticing us to enjoy the evenings with three drinks inspired ...
Oct 08, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Experimenting with making hot sandwiches in the microwave with a device from Japan’s 3COINS Can you really get crispy grill-marked sandwiches without the grill? It seems that everyone in the SoraNews24 editorial office is getting the bug for hot sandwiches, especially since they’re made e...
Oct 07, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody Japanese subway company adds a new soundscape to Godzilla’s Tokyo home. November 3 is a special date for fans of Godzilla as it’s known as “Godzilla Day”. First celebrated to mark the anniversary o...
