Mar 16, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- 7-Eleven Japan’s giant fried chicken skewer would be too big to eat, so it’s really for cuddling Comfort food to snuggle up with is just one of the crazy prizes in the 7-Eleven Happy Kuji collection. There are a lot of things to love at 7-Eleven Japan, but one of the most lovely of all is the ...
Mar 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- We asked our Japanese team of writers how they deal with seasonal allergies in Japan When you’re all choked up and there’s nose way out, take a leaf out of our book to get yourself out of the throes of nose blows. We’re approaching that lovely time of year again in Japan, when the ...
Mar 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Train station platform ramen store closes its doors on half a century of history in Tokyo Sayonara to an old-school traveller’s way to eat noodles. The constant sound of trains arriving and departing. A stream of passengers appearing and disappearing. And all throughout, the delicious a...
Mar 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack Work clothing brand makes it its job to keep your lunch out of harm’s way. Japan’s convenience store sandwiches are one of the simple but lovely pleasures of being in the country. Tasty and conveni...
Mar 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Studio Ghibli adds new Mother’s Day gift sets to its anime collection in Japan Say I love you with the magical charm of characters from My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service. In Japan, Mother’s Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in May, which this year ...
Mar 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Starbucks Japan opens new Kyoto store in Place of Scenic Beauty A new type of teahouse cafe opens in Kyoto’s popular historic tourist area. When you hear the words “Starbucks” and “Kyoto” together, you might find yourself envisioning the famous branch set in a...
Mar 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Sushi Push Pops aiming to be Japan’s newest sakura season snack sensation Restaurant chain creates sushi you can eat with one hand, leaving your other free to toast the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms will be blooming soon in Japan, and the arrival of sakura season ...
Mar 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Starbucks Japan’s Cream Puff Frappuccino is here! Did it make Friday the 13th lucky? [Taste test] Our Frappuccino expert brushes aside fears of bad fortune to taste test two new drinks. Friday the 13th is supposed to be a day of ill portent, so we don’t think anyone could have blamed us if we’d...
Mar 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Number of foreigners living in Japan has grown 50 percent in four years, hits historic high Japan’s foreign resident population surges past four million for the first time in history. Though it’s been 2026 for a while now, the Japanese business/administrative year starts in spring, so thi...
Mar 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Komachi Shokudo: Japanese mum’s-style cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Tokyo Shhh…don’t let anyone know we told you about this secret cheap eat destination loved by locals. It’s often said that a good breakfast can be hard to find outside of hotels in Tokyo, but hungry ea...
Mar 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Is this Japan’s most extreme cherry blossom viewing? Leap, cycle and climb through 2,500 sakura Why sit on a tarp when you can zoom through flowers on a 100-meter slide or risk falling into the trees from 370 meters in the air? Anyone traveling to and around Japan during the spring knows that...
Mar 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- The top 10 graduation songs in Japan as chosen by current Japanese high school students From covers of classics to altogether newer songs, these are the melodies that Japanese youth associate with graduation in this current Reiwa age. March is graduation season in Japan. Thousands of ...
Mar 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Virtual idol Hatsune Miku redesigned with look that adds new elements and brings back old ones New version of Vocaloid software is arriving with a new Miku design. As a virtual idol, Hatsune Miku doesn’t age. However, that doesn’t mean she looks the same as she did when she made her debut 19...
Mar 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- As rumors swirl of 7-Eleven shorting customers on rice ball fillings, we check on their sujiko Viral tweet claims have shoppers wondering if they’re paying premium-filling prices for almost-plain onigiri. Consumers in Japan have gotten a lot more cautious with their convenience store rice ba...
Mar 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Giant pipe mysteriously rises up through street in downtown Osaka That’s not supposed to be there… If you happened to be passing through Osaka’s Tsurunocho neighborhood on Wednesday morning and saw the large steel column shown in the video below, you might think ...
Mar 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Every Japanese pro baseball team to play with Mario question block bases once this year Players should get power-ups each time they pass one, too. Last autumn saw the 40th Anniversary of everyone’s favorite plumber who was transported into a world of mushrooms and turtles. Yes, Super ...
Mar 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Man in Japan falls into hole with a bear in it Sunday morning hike takes a bizarre and terrifying turn. On Sunday morning, a 69-year-old Japanese man was on Iwakamiyama, a mountain in Iwate Prefecture. With a layer of snow still on the ground, ...
Mar 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Heinz Japan finds its perfect pitchman: Pokémon’s Pikachu! There’s no question that this is a case where the celebrity endorser really is a fan of the product. There’s often quite a bit of suspension of disbelief that goes into celebrity endorsements. It’s...
Mar 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Häagen-Dazs Japan releases new ASMR ice cream called “Rocky Crunchy!” Meet the new stars of your next viral ASMR video. In Japan, Häagen-Dazs is constantly looking for ways to thrill ice cream lovers, and now the brand has outdone itself with a new series of ice crea...
Mar 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Real-life Professor Oak? Pokémon Company recruiting PhD holders in science and agriculture Doctorate degree, bilingual communication skills, and research regarding plants and animals are only requirement for mysterious position with Pokémon Company. Professor Oak has a pretty good job, d...
