May 25, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese government to allow desecration of flags on kids’ meals A victory for freedom of eats. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been hard at work drafting a bill to criminalize desecration of the Japanese flag. It’s apparently a pressing matter, even tho...
May 25, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Two new Sailor Moon art manhole covers are coming to Usagi’s real-world Tokyo neighborhood Outer Senshi join their anime/manga magical girl sisters on the streets of Minato Ward. Sailor Moon features some pretty fantastical settings, with much of its mythos involving ancient kingdoms on ...
May 25, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Krispy Kreme releases new limited-edition fox doughnuts at only four stores in Japan Kitakitsune Milk celebrates the charm of Hokkaido with kawaii style. Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido is famous for many things, including high-quality milk, thanks to the region’s many...
May 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Used chopsticks upgraded from “waste” to “valuable material” by Kawasaki City thanks to ChopValue They’re very good at using chopsticks. Every day, millions of people in Japan crack open a bento or dig into a restaurant’s meal while holding a pair of chopsticks that are destined for the garbage...
May 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Gundam teams up with 300-year-old daruma maker for wood-carved anime mecha figures[Photos] It’s a Gun-daruma! Being a mecha anime, Gundam is very focused on the future. As a matter of fact, it’s so focused on the future that the franchise has made up multiple “Century” and “Era” names fo...
May 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Tokyo’s new extra-expensive ramen restaurant is dividing opinions, so we tried a bowl Crab, Claaaaab, and high prices in Asakusa. Rising prices in Japan have put ramen restaurants in a tricky position, since part of what makes the beloved noodle dish so beloved is that, traditionall...
May 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Bizarre Japanese vending machine sells “Peace and Equality” and “Angels and Demons” We find out just how devilish and angelic these 100-yen surprises are. Our reporter Natsuno Futon was strolling the streets of Oyama City in Tochigi Prefecture the other day when she came across an...
May 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan’s instant ramen snack theme park features an athletic course even adults can enjoy Sample ramen pizza, alongside other limited-edition items to pick up, or just make your own treats. Snacks in Japan come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from ever-feuding mushrooms and bamboo sho...
May 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Pizza Hut Japan’s drinkable curry pizza is here – Is it all we dreamed it would be?[Taste test] Too much of a good thing, or just enough? We weren’t sure if curry pizza is something that should exist. You could make the argument that the combination seems too weird to work. Alternatively, one...
May 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Man in Japan calls in bomb threat because he doesn’t want to go to his own work farewell party Whatever happened to just faking a stomach ache? In March, a restaurant in Saga City received a phone call, and when an employee answered it, the voice on the other end of the call gruffly commande...
May 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Memorial bell inside Hiroshima’s Peace Park has been silenced, but for a sweet reason Children’s Peace Monument is going to be a quieter place for a while. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is located in the center of Hiroshima City, right across the street from where the atomic bomb wa...
May 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese temple burns to the ground, fire burning inside for 1,200 years unharmed Sacred fire saved from non-sacred fire on Miyajima. Hiroshima Prefecture’s Miyajima Island, famed for the torii gate that stands in the water just off its coast, is home to one of Japan’s most beau...
May 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Pokémon Company to require Japanese government ID cards for some online Pokémon card purchases New system would prevent non-residents from buying certain items from Pokémon Center Online. Scalping is becoming an increasingly big problem for the Pokémon franchise in Japan, and we’ve been seei...
May 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Krispy Kreme Japan is bringing two special donuts to the most-forgotten big city in the country Local sweets-fan favorite serves as inspiration for one of two donuts not available anywhere else in the world. You’d think it’d be hard for a city of nearly two and a half million people to get ov...
May 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese vending machine find introduces us to a new drink you can’t get anywhere else An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form. Japan is filled with vending machines, and one of the people helping to prop up the industry is our very own reporter Mr Sato. He buys at least one...
May 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- 7-Eleven Japan releases their second lineup of upsized foods from a muffin to bukkake soba As well as a double-sized cheesecake worth fighting battles over. The world may be subject to the annoyances of shrinkflation, but over the past few years, there’s been a running trend in Japan of ...
May 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Super! Eel Bread takes Japanese sushi into uncharted territory Honouring a centuries-old tradition with a modern twist. Every summer, people around Japan eat eel to regain energy from the tiring heat. It’s a tradition that’s been around for centuries, with pe...
May 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- McDonald’s Japan adds curry French fry flavor, regional-taste burgers to its menu with Gotochi Mac Salutes to local specialties of Hokkaido, Nagoya, and more now available across Japan. A lot of the “Japan!” part of McDonald’s Japan’s recent offerings has come from tie-ups with popular Japanese ...
May 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Starbucks Japan hoping fans will go bananas for its new mottainai banana affogato Frappuccino Newest Japanese Frappuccino aims to wake you up and reduce food waste. Japan loves seasonal sweets flavors, but we’re in a bit of a lull right now. Cherry blossom/sakura sweets season is over, and ...
May 20, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- The story of our reporter P.K. Sanjun’s heart attack There are two phone numbers to remember in a situation like this, but one is much more important. Our Japanese-language reporter P.K. Sanjun is an adventurous guy with a wide range of interests, an...
