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Toy guns won from crane games all over Japan could be used as real guns, warn police
Good thing those machines are really hard to win at.You can win all kinds of things from crane games in Japan, from slices of cake to not-so-precious gemstones. So, it’s perhaps only mildly surprising that the National Police Agency issued a warning that illegal firearms were also up for grabs by mechanical claws in game centers across Japan.According to the NPA, some 16,000 Real Gimmick Mini Revolvers were imported to Japan from China and used as prizes in crane games. The brightly colore
Too sexy to show, or sexier not showing anything? Anime to air in audio-only on Tokyo TV channel
One channel won’t be showing any of Nukitashi’s visuals, but is this censorship or something else?The anime adaptation of Nukitashi has been a long time coming. For the franchise’s starting point, you’ve got to go all the way back to 2018, when PC game Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dō Surya Ii Desuka? (meaning “What Am I Supposed to do Living on an Island that’s Like a Porn Game?” and officially titled What’s a Flat-Chested Girl Like Me to Do on an Island Straight Out of a Po
This mountain cottage retreat in Japan is the perfect summer escape
Skip the city heat and unwind with fresh mountain air at this charming summer resort.Summer in the city can be brutal, so it’s no wonder that many people seek to escape to the mountains when they get a chance. Being Japan, there is no shortage of mountainous regions, but not everyone is willing to give up the comforts of home for a highland lodge, so what can you do? Well, we were invited to a great hotel in the mountains that is both fun and relaxing, allowing you to fully enjoy summertime with
Global Online Corporate Meeting Services Market Surpasses $5.4 Billion ...
Global Online Corporate Meeting Services Market Global Online Corporate Meeting Services Market Dublin, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Online Corporate Meeting Services Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global online corporate meeting services market achieved a size of $5.4 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow to $7.5 billion by 2028, exhibiting a compound annual gr
Toto to release next-gen Japanese toilet tech that scans and keeps track of your poop
Captain’s log…Japanese toilets have long been the envy of the world, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Toto and their groundbreaking washlets that use water to clean your nether regions after use, heat up in the winter, and play sounds to cover up any embarrassing sounds that may emerge.▼ Godspeed, washlet.They’re not ones to rest on their laurels either and have been hard at work, creating the next evolution in toilet technology. This time, they’re switching thei
Canadian corporation withdraws bid to acquire 7-Eleven Japan and its parent company
US$47 billion 7-Eleven shopping trip hasn’t gone as hoped.Pretty much every time we walk into a branch of 7-Eleven Japan, we spot at least a half-dozen things we immediately want to buy. However, even our 7-Eleven super-fan status pales in comparison to that of Alimentation Couche-Tard, who said “You know what? Let’s just buy the company!”Last August it became known that the Canadian convenience store operator, which runs more than a half-dozen chains including Circle K, Couche-Tard, and Casey’s
Donations pouring in from foreign Uma Musume fans for Japan’s real-life loveable loser racehorse
The hit video game/anime’s Haru Urara is a real horse, and fans have found a way to show their love for their heroine who never gave up.For a video game in which every character is trying to run as fast as they can, Uma Musume Pretty Derby sure took its sweet time coming to English-language players. Despite debuting in Japan in 2021, the game’s English version wasn’t released until just a few weeks ago, on June 26.Uma Musume Pretty Derby’s slow trot to the English world is sort of understandable
Tokyo man arrested for setting go-karts on fire, follows discovery of threatening English note
Says stress from engine noise drove him to do it.At approximately 4:30 in the morning on June 21, Tokyo operators for Japan’s 119 emergency dispatch number received a call from a security guard in the city’s Koto Ward, informing them that a fire had broken out on the premises of a nearby business. Firefighters rushed to the scene and spent the next three hours putting out the blaze, which had been set in the parking area of a go-kart tour company, causing damage to three of the vehicles and the
Live-action Legend of Zelda movie reveals cast for roles of Link and Zelda
Nintendo franchise’s next movie project has found its leads.After 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie made well over a billion dollars at the box office, it was inevitable that Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda would be making the leap from video game screens to theater ones as well. The big surprise, though, is that unlike the CGI animated Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Zelda movie is going to be live-action.Now, more than a year and a half after the project was first announced, Nintendo has finally
Lawson’s exclusive sparkling sake in a can is filled with surprises
Summer Fall’s Yuzu Bubbles blends California sun with Japanese tradition for an unusual beverage. While browsing the drink selections at our local Lawson the other day, we came across something we’d never seen before — cans of Summer Fall Sparkling Sake.As it turns out, this new drink can only be purchased at Lawson convenience stores, where it’s been on pre-sale since 8 July. Though initially only available in the Kanto region in and around Tokyo, these sweet little 250-
Lotteria releases an unadon eel rice bowl burger in Japan for a limited time
Does this burger really taste like a Japanese rice bowl? On 16 July, Lotteria launched a wild, limited-time menu item to mark Doyo no Ushi no Hi, Japan’s Midsummer Day of the Ox, on 17 July. People traditionally eat eel or “unagi” on this day for stamina to help combat the hottest period of summer, and Lotteria has taken that tradition to the next level by releasing a burger that contains more than just unagi — it contains unadon.For those who are new to the dish, unadon, or &
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at the Seria 100-yen chainstore in Japan?
Find out what US$6.70 gets you at this super popular 100-yen store.With rising prices giving us less for our yen these days, there’s never been a better time to hunt for a bargain. So when our team of Japanese-language reporters set out for a new instalment of their popular “Best Way to Spend 1,000 Yen” series, they decided to check out Seria, one of the most popular 100-yen (US$0.67) chainstores in the country.This is one of the best places to shop for a bargain, so how far would 1,000 ye
New multi-floor arcade opens in Tokyo on same day Akihabara landmark announces closure
We may have to say goodbye to Akihabara Building 1, but it’s also time to say hello to a brand-new GiGO arcade elsewhere in Tokyo.On Tuesday, we got the sad news that one of Japan’s most iconic video game arcades is shutting down. GiGO, the company that took over Sega’s arcade operations when the latter company bowed out of the industry, announced that it will be shutting down its GiGO Akihabara Building 1 arcade in Tokyo’s otaku neighborhood of Akihabara, which originally opened as the High-tec
New Japanese train etiquette point arises from high temperatures and high handy fan sales
Personal electric fans are an imperfect solution to packed-train heat.It’s a hot, sticky summer in Japan this year, and that’s actually a fitting description of pretty much every summer in Japan for the past few generations. But while high temperatures and high humidity have long been unavoidable during the summer months, there’s a modern way to cope with them that’s been booming in popularity as handheld electric fan sales rapidly rise.While not a completely new arrival to the Japanese market,
One week of Pop-Tart breakfasts – Can a Japanese man fall in love with the U.S. breakfast icon?
Seven days, seven packs of Pop-Tarts.Watching foreign movies and TV series can provide you with unexpected insights into overseas lifestyles, and recently our Japanese-language reporter Takuya Inaba keeps noticing the same thing in works from the U.S. It’s not the family dynamics or workplace norms that have been grabbing his attention, though. Rather, it’s a piece of set dressing that keeps showing up again and again in kitchen-set scene, a little blue box with “Pop-Tarts” written on it.After d
US and China have 'positive' meeting at ASEAN foreign minister talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi had a "positive" meeting in Malaysia on Friday, both sides said, in an apparent bid to ease tensions
Sake bread and cakes, using one of Japan’s best brews, can only be bought at one Tokyo bakery
The star of the Yamaguchi sake scene shows up in Shinjuku baked goods, and we’re ready for a trio of taste tests.Japan has so many sake makers that it can be hard for an individual brewer to stand out. Among the general public, it’s mainly a handful of mass-produced, low-in-character brands that have widespread name recognition, with many smaller, higher-quality producers primarily known only to sake aficionados.An exception, though, is Dassai. Made in the town of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture,
McDonald’s Japan announces Pokémon Trading Card Happy Meals with guaranteed Pikachus
You don’t need to specifically choose Pikachu, because it’s a promise that he’ll be in your Happy Meal.McDonald’s Japan is right in the middle of a collaboration with Sanrio, currently serving up Happy Meals with summer suntanned Hello Kitty Toys. But cravings for burgers and fries will always return, and so McDonald’s is already planning its next team-up with a superstar character in Japan, and this time it’s Pikachu.Coming on August 8 is a new line of Pokémon Happy Meal toys, and fans of the f
Can you use McDonald’s French fries to make Japanese-style croquettes?【SoraKitchen】
And if you can, should you?In a shocking turn of events, we recently found ourselves with leftover French fries. And we’re not talking about one or two unclaimed fries, but multiple orders of them.We’re as surprised as anyone, given that SoraNews24 HQ is usually a sort of black hole in which unclaimed food is absorbed and devoured with cosmic-level force. But even our collective company stomach has its limits, and we’d reached them the other day after we noticed we had a whole bunch of free Fren
Corporate leaders to address digital disruption at Asean Change Management Conference
Corporate leaders across Southeast Asia will gather here on Oct 1 and 2 for the Asean Change Management Conference 2025, ...