Sep 16, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Snow Salt Soft Cream Cafe & Bar for grown-ups opens in Tokyo’s Ueno area with a bookish surprise Adults can indulge in a coffee or alcoholic beverage paired with soft serve ice cream at this new oasis of calm in the city. Snow Salt Soft Cream Cafe & Bar is a new soft serve ice cream brand from...
Sep 16, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Ranma 1/2 anime tableware and lifestyle goods are appropriately multi-faceted [Photos] The Rumiko Takahashi anime remake inspires a line of items for cooking, carrying, or just admiring. The new Ranma 1/2 anime is a hit, finding fans among both newcomers to creator Rumiko Takahashi’s...
Sep 16, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Tokyo to repaint streets over rule that makes it impossible for cars to pass bicycles Some rules are meant to be broken. A few months back, Japan made some sweeping changes to bicycle laws, introducing the notorious “blue tickets” for infractions such as riding too fast on a sidewal...
Sep 16, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan’s new Pokémon Poké Ball hotel releases new details, and it’s giving away free stays [Video] Some, but not all, of the secrets surrounding Japan’s awesome Poké Ball hotel have been revealed. At the start of the month Pokémon fans got some news that sounded too good to be true: there’s a ne...
Sep 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Are Japanese temples on Mt Koya cashing in on the foreign tourism boom? With more than 100 million yen in underreported income, questions are being raised over the morals of profiting from overseas tourists. A lot of businesses and organisations in Japan are seeking to...
Sep 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Visiting Kagawa’s popular cooking class where you make noodles with your feet Rock out as you dance your way to handmade sanuki udon. Having a meal out is a great experience now and again, but cooking for yourself not only allows you to customize your meal to your liking, it...
Sep 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Pokémon Adidas crossover sneaker line releases in Japan, gives your feet Pikachu hugs [Pics] Collaboration gets off to an early start in Pokémon’s home country. There’s a lot of walking in Pokémon. The young Trainers who serve as the protagonists of the video games and anime are generally ...
Sep 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Starbucks and clothing brand Beams team up for launch of second collaborative core collection You can wear your love for coffee on your sleeve in this new series of Starbucks Stand by Beams clothing and lifestyle goods–literally, in one case. It’s been a year since Starbucks Japan teamed up...
Sep 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Ghibli/Kyoto crossover artwork decorates goshuin papers for Zen and Ghibli art exhibition [Pics] Kyoto museum’s ”Ghibli for grown-ups” event collaborates with three Kyoto Zen temples. Temple architecture and anime artwork are both undeniable expressions of Japanese aesthetic sensibilities. Man...
Sep 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan’s new delicious dark horse sweet potato dessert drink is waiting at a beef bowl chain A beniharuka shake rolls into Sukiya as sweet potato season gets underway. Japan never met a seasonal sweets flavor it couldn’t find space in its heart for, and with sweet potato season here, it’s ...
Sep 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Making the latest social media snack sensation in Japan, Dot Butter High in both cuteness and calories. The advent of the Internet enabled sharing of strange ways to eat food to a degree never before seen in human history. Whether it’s putting pudding in ramen, eat...
Sep 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- 7-Eleven Japan releases a Kebab Sandwich… but does it really taste like a street-stall kebab? We find out if a convenience store kebab can compete with the real thing. In recent years, kebab stores have become common around Tokyo, with huge barrels of meat no longer being a strange curiosit...
Sep 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- The confusing enjoyment of our day-trip bus tour from downtown Tokyo to Yamanashi [Photos] This bus tour wasn’t exactly what we’d expected, but it turned out to be something we wanted. “Shinjuku-Departure Sunflowers & Peach-picking & All-You-Can-Pack Kikyo Shingen Mochi & Heidi Village.”...
Sep 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Hot pot in cans coming to Japanese vending machines this fall Or should we call them hot can? With September here, it won’t be long until Japan’s vending machines start getting stocked with hot beverages. On a crisp autumn afternoon or chilly winter night, th...
Sep 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Does washing rice in this Japanese pouch really make it more delicious? We test the Okome Pouch, which uses a patented method to make rice more delicious… and easier to wash. As much as we love rice, one thing we don’t particularly love is the work that goes into prepa...
Sep 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Can hanging a handy fan on your crotch keep you cool in the Tokyo summer? SN24 investigates Mr. Sato and his crew strut through Shinjuku like cocks of the walk, but can their meat beat the heat? So…our plans to beat the summer heat haven’t exactly been going very well. Sure, the results h...
Sep 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- 7-Eleven Japan’s Ramen Machine is a viral hit, but there’s one glaring problem Well, two if you take into account how rare they are to find. 7-Eleven has been forging ahead of the convenience store pack in recent years with its range of automated countertop machines, letting...
Sep 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building U.S. dining and Japanese architectural design come together at this eye-catching new location. Burger King has carved out a unique niche for itself in Japan, doing things differently to its competi...
Sep 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese pudding gets a massive big-eats upgrade at this Tokyo cafe Can we demolish a four-kilo purin made with 32 eggs? Be careful what you wish for. That’s something we’ve often heard wise people say, but we’re not always wise, nor are we always good listeners. ...
Sep 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Visiting Fukui can teach travelers how to make, and smash, Japanese kawara tiles [Photos] Echizen Seramika shares the techniques for both as part of its cool factory tour. Factory tours are a fun sightseeing activity in Japan, and a lot of travelers like to pick out places that not only...
