Japan is one of the last bastions of video game arcade culture, but these are tumultuous times for the industry. It’s not just little local arcades that have been closing their doors, as even ...

Nintendo took a break from expanding last year, but now it’s getting ready to open its first new location since 2023. As revealed back in May, Fukuoka is the next city to be getting a Nintendo shop, ...

Enjoy an elevated Starbucks experience at this famous tourist site.

As the cultural anthropologists who make up SoraNews24’s readership are well aware, autumn is tsukimi/moon-viewing burger season in Japan, when the nation’s hamburger providers serve up sandwiches ...

Stories in tourism.Oita tag.

Stories in onsen.hot springs.hotels.ryokan tag.

The Kiki’s Delivery Service One-Cup Tea Mug Jiji and Bread Wreath is the obvious choice for a cup of Kiki’s Departure tea. This heat-resistant glass mug has been made by respected Japanese ...

Halloween is just around the corner, and so you’re probably going to be seeing a lot of people dressed as witches over the next few weeks. But while a lot of he witches you’ll encounter a parties and ...

Hayao Miyazaki’s latest anime makes its photo spot debut, but a classic Castle in the Sky scene is bowing out.

Case in point is the matter of a train driver for JR Hokkaido for “not devoting himself to his work,” as the railway put it. At about 5 p.m. on 7 October, a train was stopped at Otaru Station, when a ...

My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Kiki's Delivery Service feature in this new collection.

One of the biggest changes in modern otaku-ism is how much more travel is involved. Anime and idol music used to be largely solitary, stay-at-home hobbies, but now you can easily fill your calendar ...