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“Lineup” begins for iPhone18 in Tokyo
It’s more of a pointup than a lineup though. On 16 September, our veteran reporter Mr. Sato was strolling through Tokyo’s Omotesando neighborhood. It was a rather wet and miserable day, as many this...
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Can hanging a handy fan on your crotch keep you cool in the Tokyo summer?...
Mr. Sato and his crew strut through Shinjuku like cocks of the walk, but can their meat beat the heat? So…our plans to beat the summer heat haven’t exactly been going very well. Sure, the results have...
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The Japanese city where ordering grilled chicken doesn’t guarantee you’ll...
Just a short train ride from Tokyo and you’ll be left addicted to delicious skewers slathered in a fiery miso sauce. Japan has a lot of lists of “Three Great…”, from beautiful sceneries to shrines at...
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Is covering your entire upper body with cooling strips enough to fend off...
Mr. Sato thinks it might be, and when was the last time he had an idea that didn’t pan out? “All right everybody, patch me up!” As loyal readers know, some very strange things can happen at SoraNews24...
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Tokyo security guard’s famous station tape font becomes official custom Nike...
Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend. When considering what apparel to pick up as a souvenir from your trip to Tokyo, some people might opt...
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Why is Taco Bell failing in Japan, even as the country falls in love with tacos?
Mr. Sato gets some tacos for his tummy and serves up some food for thought. Our ace reporter Mr. Sato is a true renaissance man, with a wide range of interests he pursues. Regular readers will already...
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Family Mart’s new Tokyo flagship convenience store doesn’t feel convenient,...
Of course, it’s possible the goal was never really to be convenient anyway. Convenience is supposed to be what makes a convenience store a convenience store, but what exactly is it that makes a...
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TKG Debate: What’s the best way to eat Japan’s beloved raw egg comfort dish?
Even Japanese locals can’t agree on how to make this simple meal. Every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., our Japanese-language reporters go live on YouTube, and during last week’s stream, an unexpected debate...
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Retro fashion magazines from Tokyo’s street market remind Mr. Sato of a...
Mr. Sato is filled with appreciation for the other Mr. Sato. Tokyo has a number of neighborhoods, such as Shibuya and Harajuku, that celebrate trendy, youthful fashions and culture. There’s also a...
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A Japanese toast sandwich remix: The toasted rice rice ball[SoraKitchen]
Mr. Sato steps into the SoraKitchen with a bold idea. Food, as a broad topic, is pretty much always on our mind here at SoraNews24, but recently our ace reporter Mr. Sato found himself thinking about...
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Lawson opens a new mini supermarket, and the lucky bags can essentially stock...
You can haul back thousands of yen worth of ramen, rice, and snacks for a fraction of the price. Expanding its reach with additional sub-brands, one of Japan’s big-three convenience stores, Lawson,...
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Japanese convenience store shows us how to dress for the rainy season
If you get caught in the rain, Convenience Wear is your hidden saviour. Have you ever glanced at the T-shirts and sweatpants hanging in the corner of a Japanese convenience store and wondered, “Who...
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Mr. Sato takes a walk on Tokyo’s American-style street to get some...
A taste of the U.S. via Okinawa. Our intrepid reporter Mr. Sato was recently in Fussa, a part of Tokyo west of the downtown area, where he discovered Tampopo, a retro pachinko parlor that lets you try...
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Japanese vending machine find introduces us to a new drink you can’t get...
An iconic Japanese candy, now in drinkable form. Japan is filled with vending machines, and one of the people helping to prop up the industry is our very own reporter Mr Sato. He buys at least one...
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7-Eleven Japan now sells canned water, but does funky packaging mean funky...
Lotte’s canned water makes its convenience store debut. The first time you take a look at the drink section in a Japanese convenance store, you might be surprised by some of the packaging,...
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Does the Fukuryumon Chinese restaurant in Koenji offer the best lunch deal in...
The main dishes are already cheap to begin with–but the unlimited free side dishes could even be a meal by themselves! Our Japanese-language reporter/resident musician Seiji Nakazawa has always loved...
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Visiting Tokyo’s newest unmanned Self Cafe in Shibuya
Skip the guilt of camping at a coffee shop and work for hours at this staffless oasis. While cafes are fantastic places to call in on your day off for a light meal while you’re doing your errands,...
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Fading Tokyo – Horikiri Station, the Arakawa River, and...
Mr. Sato heads to the neighborhood of a famous TV drama and finds a nostalgic taste of a youth he never had. Welcome back to Fading Tokyo, in which our ace reporter Mr. Sato sets out to take one more,...
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Mr. Sato discovers his inner beaver with a 16-inch chocolate “twig” at Tokyo...
Why settle for a tiny snack when you can gnaw on one that doubles as a legendary sword? Confectionery company Morinaga’s chocolate snack Koeda (“Twig”) has had tons of fans over the close to 55 years...
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Fading Tokyo – Searching for signs of the Showa era as local neighborhoods...
Mr. Sato starts his urban exploration of Tokyo to catch a glimpse of local neighborhoods’ pasts before they’re changed forever. There’s never a time when Tokyo isn’t changing. The city is so big and...
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