45-year-old man arrested for writing “Pyewwww Poop” on public toilet seat
The streets just got a little safer. It was a scorching hot July morning when I awoke to my phone ringing. It was the district attorney asking me if I had seen the news. When I responded that I hadn’t...
View ArticleLimited edition Gundam models made of 100% Gundarium on sale
The fictional metal Gundarium was realized just for this model kit. While last year saw the 40th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam anime, 2020 is the 40th year of Gunpla, or Gundam plastic model...
View ArticleUniversity staff member caught printing out large letter-sized porn...
Who needs the cloud when you’ve got an envelope under your desk? On 11 June, in the administrative department of The University of Kitakyushu, a manager in his sixties was using an office computer when...
View ArticleWhy have no COVID-19 clusters occurred in pachinko parlors?
Many of pachinko’s worst qualities actually make it a relatively safe environment. Back during the first wave of COVID-19 and the state of emergency that followed, there was a lot of ruckus about...
View ArticleDom Dom turns up the heat with spicy Mexican and Thai chicken burgers
Fast food chain uses the magic word of potential spiciness. It’s been said before but bears repeating that Japan tends to err on the side of caution when it comes to spicy food. That’s not to say their...
View ArticleWe try squeezing our boss’ face until it gets smaller【Experiment】
Fun with germanium. Mr. Sato and SoraNews24 founder Yoshio have worked together for over a decade and owe a lot to each other for their hard work and support over the years. But despite all that,...
View ArticleBoxing reflex balls are the best way to make you a hit on social media
It’s the Instagram of the tiger; the thrill of the likes. Having spent his period of self-isolation mastering the kendama, our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma is always seeking new skills and challenges to...
View ArticleSoraNews24’s Mr. Sato declared no longer hot by Google
The algorithm giveth, and the algorithm taketh away. Last week, we reported that our own star reporter Mr. Sato had become the literal face of sexiness on Google. By sheer luck, a co-worker had spotted...
View ArticleStudent baseball players in Japan improve with less training after COVID-19...
Less practice has resulted in faster pitches and stronger players. Although it’s been an awful disease that has damaged our world in many ways, the coronavirus pandemic also has a way of exposing...
View ArticleSega apologizes after exec says Puyo Puyo players eat beef bowls with cheese
It sounds much worse in Japanese, trust me. With its long and rich history in the video game industry, Sega has developed a wide range of diverse titles that appeal to all types of gamers from bouncy...
View ArticleDo Japanese ghosts have a lifespan of roughly 400 years?
Yes, I know “ghost lifespan” is an oxymoron. Let’s move on. On 29 July, 1825, Tsuruya Nanboku IV wrote a kabuki play titled Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan which has gone on to become one of the most famous...
View ArticleJapanese company develops “smart mask” that translates speech to eight languages
Next time someone calls you a “C-Face,” they might just be complimenting your tech. They say necessity is the mother of invention, and what people need these days is face masks. And although Japan has...
View ArticleFlight that crashed in 1985 spotted landing in Narita Airport 35 years later
Fittingly right before Obon too. Four minutes before midnight on 5 August, flight JL123 was seen approaching Narita Airport from Narita Airport on the flight tracking website Flight Radar 24. Once...
View ArticleMajor Japanese bread maker officially finds God
Breadliness is next to godliness. Yamazaki Baking Company is a major player in the thriving baked goods market in Japan. With their cornerstone offering of sliced bread, they also provide various snack...
View ArticleOrganizers angered as ceremonial giant kanji “fire” in Kyoto lit early and...
Whoever did this made a “big” mistake. As we reported previously, Kyoto’s annual Gozan no Okuribi ceremony, in which massive shapes are made using several bonfires on mountainsides, has been...
View ArticleJapanese Brazillian BBQ restaurants offering take-out disposable grills made...
Finally, the to-go churrasco that you asked for. Barbacoa is a chain of Brazilian themed buffet restaurants around Japan that offers a range of meats seasoned and barbecued with that special churrasco...
View Article56-year-old Pokémon GO trainer arrested for assaulting 55-year-old trainer
Suspect accused of taking trainer battles offline. On 10 August, Hokkaido Prefectural Police arrested Kento Sato on suspicion of assaulting a 55-year-old acquaintance who was seated inside his compact...
View ArticlePlastic bag usage at Japanese stores down by 50 percent, but plastic bags...
No good deed goes uncircumvented. On 1 July, the Japanese government enacted a ban on the practice of handing out free plastic bags by retail businesses. Instead, shops, convenience stores, and...
View ArticleWant to look good while staying safe? Put CUM on your face!
Preorders for all five types of CUM have already begun! Sadly, we are far from out of the woods when it comes to COVID-19 in Japan, and that has really spurred companies of all kinds to develop their...
View ArticleEvent held to watch noodles go down a long water slide, but no noodle eating...
Ain’t no noodle party like a Shimane noodle party. A fun and common Japanese summer tradition is nagashi somen, in which people pluck chilled noodles from a bamboo water slide called a “toi” and eat...
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