Stay-home sakura – Japanese Twitter shares breathtaking cherry blossom photos of past and present

Cherry blossom plans cancelled? Here’s a new one: doing hanami at home with these beautiful photos. Not that there’s ever a good time for a global pandemic, but the coronavirus outbreak coinciding with the blooming of the cherry blossoms has been especially sad for Japan. Ordinarily, right now Japan’s parks would be full of groups […]

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Tokyo rickshaw puller tells us why he isn’t staying home from work during coronavirus outbreak

He’s ready to run customers around the empty streets of Asakusa, even though he knows it’s not the safest choice. Pretty much everyone who comes to Tokyo comes to Asakusa. The neighborhood is home to Sensoji, the city’s largest and most important Buddhist temple, and seven days a week travelers, both domestic and international, flood […]

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We tried Japan Burger King’s Deluxe Chicken Whopper for some serious volume 【Photos】

Three types of meat between two Burger King buns? Yes, please. As long-time Burger King fans, the team at SoraNews24 is pretty on top of the latest BK campaigns. That’s why when Japanese writer Tasuku heard about a hefty new burger, he knew he had to go try it. Actually, he’d first heard of the […]

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WARNING! The Civic hatchback can’t drive through Evangelion AT fields, Honda’s lawyers say【Vids】

Actual driving experience may not include Angel battles, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka want us to know. In Japan, nothing drums up interest quite like a celebrity endorsement. Previously, Naomi Osaka has let us know about the virtues of Cup Noodles, for example, and Usain Bolt has helped spread the word that the Pokémon video games […]

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Sanrio Puroland offers a touching, tear-provoking video message during its closure【Video】

The staff and characters of Puroland want you to know that they’re waiting for your visit from the bottom of their hearts.  With most family-friendly theme parks and museums closed in Japan at the moment due to the spread of coronavirus, Sanrio Puroland in Tama-Center, Tokyo is no exception. The fan-favorite park has also extended […]

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Ken Shimura remembered for his huge contribution to the game Rock, Paper, Scissors in Japan

Let’s take a look at what is undoubtedly Shimura’s biggest cultural impact. With the recent passing of Japanese comedy legend Ken Shimura due to complications of a COVID-19 infection, everyone has been looking back on his many accomplishments in music, comedy, and entertainment in general. Strangely, it was a tweet by the Japan Rock Paper […]

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Here’s how to be a Shiba Inu’s favorite person

A trip to a Tokyo dog cafe and a chance encounter with a Shiba Inu master leads to an epiphany for our canine-loving reporter. Our reporter Seiji Nakazawa has a problem that’s pretty common for people who live in Japan. He loves dogs, but his apartment doesn’t allow pets. So a while back, when Seiji […]

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Japan now has a manga-style coronavirus awareness campaign

One of these “faces” discriminates against people who have the virus.  While a number of countries around the world are taking drastic measures to flatten the curve of the coronavirus outbreak, this week the Japanese government said it’s “still holding on” and “at the brink” of declaring a national state of emergency. While some businesses […]

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The sad story of the Japanese vending machine set to disappear at the end of the year

A little bit of history gone forever as Kirin puts an end to a beloved mainstay. We all love a weird and wonderful Japanese vending machine find, and so far we’ve oohed and ahhed over gems that dispense flying fish soup stock, insects, hot noodles and even origami. Now it’s time to farewell one we’ve just […]

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Here’s what happens when you mix 75 types of Japanese instant curry together【SoraKitchen】

Creating the King of Curries means we’re pretty much done cooking for the entire week. Curry is one of Japan’s favorite comfort foods, and some home chefs say a great way to enhance its flavor is by mixing two different brands of roux in the same pot. But this got our reporter Ahiru Neko thinking […]

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