Apr 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station An even more convenient way to get ice cream. Whenever someone from overseas raves about Japanese convenience stores, they’re usually talking about the big three – 7-Eleven, Family Mart, and Lawso...
Apr 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- G-cha & Ba-cha serves Japanese green tea with a heartwarming backstory in Tokyo When you support these cool grandparents, you’ll get a lot in return too. There are plenty of green tea stores vying for your attention in Japan, but right now there’s one that deserves to go strai...
Apr 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Happy 40th birthday, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A! You don’t look a day over 30 lives. On this very day in 1986, a piece of code was accidentally left in the Famicom (NES) version of Konami’s Gradius that allowed anyone to completely juice up their...
Apr 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- And now, a video of the voice of Dragon Ball’s Goku meeting the Emperor and Empress of Japan There was more than one famous Masako at this year’s Spring Garden Party. Every year in spring, the imperial family of Japan hosts a Spring Garden Party on the grounds of the Akasaka Estate, an ele...
Apr 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan is so hungry for workers it used up its five-year visa quota in record time Many people with dreams are poised to save understaffed kitchens, but they’re currently stuck behind a bureaucratic velvet rope. Two facets of Japanese culture that are world-renowned are its incre...
Apr 24, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- The dream of riding Final Fantasy Chocobos is coming to Tokyo VR centers Final Fantasy XIV VR experience will give you the chance to prove you’re the kweh-kist Chocobo jockey around. Fukushima recently unveiled a travel promotion in conjunction with Final Fantasy, invit...
Apr 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Studio Ghibli launches huge new anime movie T-shirt collection with special design details American casual aesthetic, thoughtful Japanese design. With the weather heating up, it’s time to start switching our wardrobes for lighter clothes, and if you find that your T-shirt collection need...
Apr 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Kyoto Converse sneakers celebrate Japan with traditional kimono fabrics for your feet Walk the streets of Kyoto like a modern geisha with this exclusive four-piece collection. Converse are widely known for being better quality in Japan, due to the fact that the brand is independent...
Apr 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Burger King offers every fast food franchisee in Japan 40M yen to jump ship and join them McWhoNow? I’ll take the 40 mil. Burger King has been on quite the tear in Japan recently. Their explosive post-pandemic expansion saw them grow from 77 locations to 352, with a target of 600 by 202...
Apr 23, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Visiting Tokyo’s newest unmanned Self Cafe in Shibuya Skip the guilt of camping at a coffee shop and work for hours at this staffless oasis. While cafes are fantastic places to call in on your day off for a light meal while you’re doing your errands...
Apr 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Shinkansen operator apologizes for three-minute delay because conductor was napping The apology may have taken longer than the delay. Enough has been said about the extreme punctuality of trains in Japan that it’s become as famous a cultural feature as sushi or decorative manhole ...
Apr 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Burger King Japan’s All Heavy customisation hack may not be all it’s cracked up to be The results of this taste test are truly baffling. If you’re walking around town with a hankering for burgers and a big appetite to fill, Burger King is usually one of the top options. Not only do...
Apr 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- 7-Eleven Japan releases Uji matcha smoothies… but only at select locations Japanese convenience store chain serves up two green tea drinks for a limited time. 7-Eleven struck gold when it launched an exclusive line of smoothies at its stores around Japan in 2023. The fres...
Apr 22, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Here’s the best spot to take in a panoramic view at “the most beautiful Starbucks in the world” Sip your coffee to the backdrop of a magnificent, panoramic view next to this Starbucks in Toyama Prefecture. Starbucks Japan will often go to great lengths in designing its branches to blend in wi...
Apr 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Studio Ghibli announces first new short anime film in 8 years, exclusive to Ghibli Park Anime will premier this summer and is the first made specifically for the Nagoya-area theme park. If you’re planning a trip to Ghibli Park, the Studio Ghibli anime theme park near Nagoya, before yo...
Apr 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese government creates new word for cruelly hot summer days Summer in Japan keeps getting hotter and forces linguistic evolution. As we get into the back half of spring, it’s time to start getting ready for summer, doing things like taking your linen shirts...
Apr 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Temple with 600-year-old tree near busy Tokyo station is like a tranquil pocket dimension Who’d have guessed there was a centuries-old snack shop too just a quick stroll away from one of downtown’s busiest rail hubs? Ikebukuro might not be as world-famous as Shibuya or Shinjuku, but it ...
Apr 21, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Mr. Sato shares his own secret Ministop hack to help save the ailing convenience store Hopefully, this is just a mini stop on Ministop’s road to success. The convenience store ecosystem in Japan is dominated by three apex predators: Family Mart, 7-Eleven, and Lawson. Then, there exis...
Apr 20, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japan’s 5.3 million beautiful Hitachi Nemophila flowers are now in full bloom[Photos] Two hours north of Tokyo is one of Japan’s best post-sakura springtime flower spots. Sakura season may be pretty much over and done with, but that just means it’s time for Japan’s other varieties o...
Apr 20, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Immerse yourself in TeamLab Yoro Valley’s outdoor nighttime art exhibition in Chiba’s wilderness TeamLab’s newest artistic “digitized nature” vision features interactive light and sound elements as you traverse an ancient forest. The town of Otaki, Chiba Prefecture, is an area known for its un...
