Exploring Tokyo is all about the hidden gems you find along the way.

This is beginning to feel like an unhealthy relationship.

Epic Lego kits for an epic franchise.

Ito En combines two of our favourite things in this spring's new must-try drink.

Yes, there's now a mouse in Japan with sperm that glows.

Japan is known for its conservative culture and cookie-cutter salarymen...then there's this.

With the actual age of adulthood in Japan now blurred, there are new etiquette rules to follow.

Starbucks Japan now serves a popcorn Frappuccino, but only at this one special location.

Looks like it’s going to be an especially sweet Valentine’s Day in Japan.

Man arrested for violating Japan’s anti-dueling law in downtown Tokyo

This squeezable kodama wants to see the world beyond its Studio Ghibli forest home.

Giant hotel rooms in Osaka reflect the new non-niche face of travel in Japan.

It took some help from a loyal reader, but we finally got our hands on a Starbucks Japan lucky bag!

Boony Tokyo retro video game bags are marked with mysterious themes and filled with cheap titles, but are they worth playing?

Starbucks Japan reflects the bittersweet nature of romance with its new Valentine's Day Frappuccinos.

Bamboo trees vandalized near Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari shrine, foreign graffiti prevalent

Japan has a new stationmaster cat welcoming train travelers to Wakayama!

Princess Mononoke magnets are too late for Christmas, still on time to be awesome!

KitKat Japan's Valentine's lineup is on the way to make the day extra-sweet and extra-cute!

Whoa there, how did THOSE get on this Umamusume horse girl?!?

How to finally follow your New Year's fitness resolution, according to Mr. Sato.

Here it is: sushi made from Japan's most expensive tuna ever!

When the rest of Japan is traveling, it's best to not be traveling in Japan.

A relaxing cafe paradise for book lovers is waiting inside the home of one of Japan's most celebrated authors.

Bachelor chow, Japanese New Year's style!

Ramen restaurant's menu prices are nearly twice as much if you don't order in Japanese, but owner claims it's for safety reasons.

Japan's young foreign population is surging as its domestic one is shrinking.

Could this be the gold standard of crummy lucky bags from Japanese novelty shop Village Vanguard?

How to be a good boss in Japan, according to Japanese workers:

Massive "Enako Road" forms as Japan's top cosplayer appears at Winter Comiket.

Starting date for Shinkansen’s new private booth seats announced by Japan Railway Company

There are some big ideas inside this lucky bag...but are they immensely clever or immensely disappointing?

Our Rakuten random New Year’s feasts is here, but how lucky was this lucky bag?

Tokyo's New Year's tuna auction breaks record with top tuna selling for over US$6,000 a pound.

If you’re looking for love in the New Year, these four Japanese shrines are good places to start your search.

Majority of Japanese mayors say foreign residents are essential but most see good and bad effects

There's always a lot of luck involved in the lucky bags from one of Japan's most random-inventory stores, so how did things turn out in 2026?

Dunking cake into sake?!? Hey, a 145-year-old sake brewery told us to try it, so we did.

This futuristic shrine is hiding in plain sight in Tokyo's Ginza district.

Super famous Japanese beef bowl chain serves up a special box of goodies to make us smile.

Shibuya still hasn't shed its image as a New Year's Eve hotspot.

Cup Noodle breaks new ground with a zany Jiro-style offering.

The life of a Japanese musician isn't as lucrative as you might expect.

Is Sweets Paradise still the great deal it once was?

New Year's message from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli will warm your heart with its depth of meaning.

Did your favourite Frappuccino flavour make the list?

Tamagotchi and poop, together in one building.

Kicking off the new year in Japan with Pizza Hut's pizza party in a bag.

Happy New Year from SoraNews24!

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