SoraNews24

SoraNews24 is a Tokyo-based news site. In 2008, our sister site, RocketNews24 published its first Japanese-language article, and two years later came the start of our English site, which originally existed exclusively to translate articles from our Japanese colleagues. Over time we’ve expanded the amount of English-language content we produce while maintaining a focus on fun, weird, and intriguing news from Asia, particularly Japan.

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What it’s like to eat dancing squid in Japan for the first time

Seafood so fresh it “dances”.

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This 7-Eleven convenience store causes a buzz with foreigners online

No other 7-Eleven in Japan can compete with this branch’s claim to fame.

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Muji flagship store in Tokyo’s Ginza reopens after renovation and puts the focus on food【Photos】

Coffee, fresh-baked bread, and a whole lot of curries and cakes.

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Fake monks scam foreign tourists out of their cash in Tokyo

A reminder to be careful while sightseeing at famous tourist spots in Japan. 

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How to eat well at a cheap Japanese house in the countryside with no electricity【SoraHouse】

No convenience store food allowed during this sleepover!

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McDonald’s ad in Japan causes controversy overseas

An anime clip viewed as harmless in Japan is interpreted differently by foreign viewers.

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Kaki gohan – A super-easy, super-tasty rice cooker treat to make this autumn【Recipe】

Persimmon rice takes just three steps to make.

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We try the new Gaming Cup Noodle and Gaming Curry Rice from Nissin

Join us as we find out what caffeine-enhanced instant noodles and curry tastes like.

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McDonald’s at Shibuya Center-gai becomes a hotspot for foreign tourists…but not for the food

If you’re looking to take the red pill and see the real Shibuya, this place will help you get there. 

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Osaka’s ultra-expensive instant Kiwami Curry: Worth the price?【Taste test】

This instant curry costs more than restaurant varieties, but we can think of at least one scenario where it’d be money well spent.

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Random beef tongue vending machine in Tokyo lets us test our luck, fill our bellies【Taste test】

We got your Gyutan gacha right here.

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Mayor tells people not to come to Shibuya for Halloween

You are no longer welcome to celebrate Halloween in Shibuya.

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Sweet potato sweets season arrives at convenience store Family Mart, so let’s go taste-test-crazy

14 desserts isn’t too many, right?

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Four reasons the Netflix One Piece anime won our Japanese manga fan’s heart

Our reviewer has been reading the original One Piece manga since the beginning, and finds a lot to love in Netflix’s adaptation.

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Yoshinoya tries its hand at French food with new beef miroton, but is it any good?

Yoshinoya knows beef, but do they know what they’re doing with this French home-cooking staple?

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Super Mario and Baskin-Robbins release a power-up ice cream collection in Japan

Yoshi’s eggs and a take-home Clay Pipe are just some of the highlights in this brand new limited-edition collection!

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Japanese vending machine is the only one of its kind in Japan, dubbed the “phantom machine”

A neat example of marketing to help a rural community. 

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Hiroshima samurai house’s toilet and shrine show it wasn’t always easy being a warrior family

Small details tell some big stories.

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Five things about New York that surprised our Japanese reporter

There are many quirks to life in the Big Apple, but not all of them are easy to get used to. 

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Japanese prison mascot appears in children’s colouring book made by prison inmates

Can an anthropomorphised prison wall really capture the heart of a child? 

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