Oct 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Man in Japan says monkey threw his cat into a pond before attacking him Yamaguchi primate decides to pick fights with two other species. After several months of bears dominating reports of startling wildlife encounters in Japan, it seems as though the nation’s monkeys ...
Oct 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Studio Ghibli stamp rally set to start in Japan, with exclusive merchandise for anime fans All the details on how to collect the stamps and get the commemorative prize. Japan has a knack for tapping into the human spirit and understanding what nourishes us as a species. One of the ways i...
Oct 15, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Vietnamese-language driver’s license tests suspended in Japan following alleged cheating Testing center believes photos of test questions have been leaked after finding images on examinees phone. Along with sports gym locker rooms, hot springs, and airport security lines, driver’s lice...
Oct 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Tokyo Monorail, other east Japan rail networks announce discontinuation of magnetic paper tickets Changeover includes old-school solution for stations yet to upgrade to new technology. Back at the start of the summer, East Japan Railway Company/JR East announced that it will be discontinuing th...
Oct 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- We waited three hours to get into the new carb heaven all-you-can-eat bread restaurant in Osaka We still had to wait three hours to get in to this new eatery one-and-a-half months after opening, but we finally understood why once it was our turn. The up-and-coming Bakery Restaurant C chain in...
Oct 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Foreign travelers sitting on sidewalks of Tokyo’s Ginza are Japan’s latest tourism culture clash Just when Japan thought the jibetarian were gone for good… With Halloween celebrations coming up, Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward is running a public awareness campaign with multilingual reminders that public...
Oct 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- American man runs out of money in Japan, gets arrested for overstaying tourist visa Says he wants to go home, but the police are holding onto him for now. At around 7 o’clock in the evening last Saturday, a 36-year-old American man walked into the police station in the town of Izu...
Oct 14, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Studio Ghibli adds Totoro family goods to its anime merchandise store in Japan Finished with a Totoro netsuke that combines anime charm with centuries of Japanese tradition. Whenever you think of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro, the titular grey giant will likely come lo...
Oct 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Bilingual illustrated ninja guide stealthily drops courtesy of a top ninja researcher in Japan A new visual guide for the ninja enthusiast in your life sheds light on the myth and fact behind Japan’s historical agents of infiltration. Whether you grew up watching historical Japanese dramas o...
Oct 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- High-speed Japanese festival cart crashes cause two deaths on same day, ignite debate over tradition Osaka’s danjiri festivals have existed for centuries, but some are saying it’s time for a reevaluation of the unique custom. At many festivals in Japan, one of the highlights is the mikoshi process...
Oct 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Gundam plush goods mix cosplay and comfort for Char-custom-level coziness [Pics] Even the Red Comet needs a nap sometimes, right? In keeping with its core premise of mecha as military hardware, Mobile Suit Gundam features a vast array of robots with specialized purposes for spe...
Oct 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New craft beer made from Japanese udon noodles celebrates centuries of Mizusawa food culture Noodles loved by hot spring fans and temple pilgrims become a very unique brew. Like with all Japanese noodles, you don’t cut udon when eating it. You simply pick up a mouthful of noodles with your...
Oct 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- This shrine in Japan invites you to hit and kick its god of poverty statue for good luck [Photos] Instead of praying to the binbogami, you’re supposed to fight him off. When visiting a shrine in Japan, the standard custom is to put a coin in the offering box, bow twice, clap your hand twice, sa...
Oct 13, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- Town in Kanagawa struggling with violent gang of monkeys Problematic monkeys appear to be moving into abandoned homes. Of course, it’s great to be involved in protecting the environment, but recently I can’t shake the feeling that people in Japan are inc...
Oct 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel? We spend the night in the new rising-star class of hotels in Japan. There’s a new class of travel accommodation that’s been rising in popularity in Japan recently: the container hotel. Not to be co...
Oct 12, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News- New Tokyo facility promises to make you feel reborn, time in the womb and all [Photos] Sauna Mother promises to provide the sense of calming security felt by a newborn baby. A good sauna session should be refreshing, the sort of thing that lets you shed the stress from the myriad pre...
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...
