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SoraNews24

All About SoraNews24
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SoraNews24 is a bilingual news blog. Since our humble launch in 2008 we’ve built a massive fan base by reporting the interesting, strange and random.
Saddle Up, Chun-Li!

Saddle Up, Chun-Li!

What do you get when you cross horses, sumo wrestlers and Street Fighter characters? Why, only the most exciting game known to man!

That's No Pop-Up Book!

That's No Pop-Up Book!

This anime fan art from Puella Magi Madoka Magica truly leaps from the page!

Comfy, Cozy Me & Kitty Onesie

Comfy, Cozy Me & Kitty Onesie

Snuggle up with your cat in a one-piece built for two!

Take a Guess Where This Breakfast Was Made!

Take a Guess Where This Breakfast Was Made!

We'll give you a hint: it's not from McDonald's!

Learn Japanese with a Five-Armed Octoped

Learn Japanese with a Five-Armed Octoped

Struggling to start with Japanese? Let Tako lend you a hand—or five. Wait, five?

The 15 Most Powerful Male Heroes in Anime

The 15 Most Powerful Male Heroes in Anime

Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who's the most powerful anime character of them all?

Let them Eat Barbapapa Cake

Let them Eat Barbapapa Cake

Although you won't find any of the cotton candy that Barbapapa is named after, this café will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth!

There's a New Drummer Girl in Town

There's a New Drummer Girl in Town

She will rock your socks off!

Sailor Moon Gets a Makeover into... a Boyband?

Sailor Moon Gets a Makeover into... a Boyband?

They may be no Sailor Starlights, but Italian singer, Paolo Tuci, and his backup dancers transformed the Italian Sailor Moon S theme into a wonderful '80s-esque European pop song!

7 Ways to Learn Japanese Like a Ninja

7 Ways to Learn Japanese Like a Ninja

A short list of tips and tricks for boosting your Japanese language ability and making studying less of a chore.

Japan's 11 Most Gorgeous Drone Videos

Japan's 11 Most Gorgeous Drone Videos

Think you can handle watching these drone-shot videos and not be compelled to visit Japan? Just try!

What Time? Kanji Time!

What Time? Kanji Time!

Strut the streets of Tokyo with this high-fashion kanji watch.

Decorate Your Lair with Sith Lords

Decorate Your Lair with Sith Lords

Furniture manufacturer IDC Otsuka has unveiled its Star Wars/Premium Home Collection—a set any Jedi Master would love to get their hands on!

Samurai Attire for the Modern Gentleman

Samurai Attire for the Modern Gentleman

Save your suits for another day! Wazigen Shizuka has released its new line of modern hakama and yukata styles, and you won't believe where some of the inspiration came from!

The 6 Handiest Japanese Learning Tools

The 6 Handiest Japanese Learning Tools

Learning Japanese is not as hard as you think!

4 Ways to Learn Japanese from YouTube

4 Ways to Learn Japanese from YouTube

Not only do we present YouTube's three best Japanese learning channels, we offer a slew of other ways to pick up the language through video!

(Actual) Fun Ways to Learn Japanese Abroad!

(Actual) Fun Ways to Learn Japanese Abroad!

Here are some of our favorite tried-and-tested ways to learn Japanese while having fun! And you don't have to be in Japan to do them!

Learn Japanese Like Darth Vader

Learn Japanese Like Darth Vader

This Star Wars Japanese-English dictionary teaches you to talk like Lord Vader!

Anime Shows How Kanji Can Help You Get Girls

Anime Shows How Kanji Can Help You Get Girls

This sweet high-school anime shows how learning kanji can be the key to getting a girlfriend!

Step into Japan's Photographic Past

Step into Japan's Photographic Past

Travel back in time to an era of Japan where trains were just starting to pop up and skyscrapers didn't yet dot the landscape with these late 19th century photographs.

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