Multiple factors making orange juice hard to sell/buy in Japan. Despite Japan’s well-deserved reputation a wonderland of delicious pleasures for the palate, the country isn’t immune to food/b...
https://soranews24.com/2024/05/02/orange-juice-crisis-24-japans-oj-supplies-drying-up/
KFC celebrates 40 years of celebrating Children’s Day. Many times, the key to success for fast food chains from overseas that set up shop in Japan is keeping their core identity while adapting ...
An unusual pie with a very unusual filling. On 24 April, McDonald’s added a new sweet to its menu in Japan called the Maple Butter Hotcake Pie. Priced at 200 yen (US$1.28), this new menu item...
https://soranews24.com/2024/04/30/mcdonalds-japans-new-pancake-pie-is-a-taste-sensation/
So we meet again, Mister Donut Meets Tsujirii. Look, it’s not like we ever really need an excuse to eat donuts. Those little rings of joy justify their purchase simply by existing, and thanks t...
Free perks and beautiful design features make this more like a ryokan than a business hotel. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced hotel chain in Japan, you really can’t go wrong with a D...
We stop by the cafe’s original branch in Tokyo for a cup of coffee and a unique dessert. Our Japanese-language reporter Masanuki Sunakoma recently got a reminder of how Tokyo is one of the best...
After decades and dozens of great fruit flavors, the latest version of the candy is Hi-Chew Just As It Is Flavor. If someone asked you to describe Japanese confectioner Morinaga’s Hi-Chews and ...
Mr. Sato heads south from Tokyo for some bayside bus exploration. Welcome back to another installment of Japan Loop Buses, the series in which our ace reporter Mr. Sato checks out the sights to s...
A taste test this strange can only be handled by Mr. Sato. Japan has a lot of curry rice restaurant chains, but none are quite so beloved as CoCo Ichibanya, also known as CoCo Ichi. Part of what ...
But don’t worry, these Kaeruyaki are a sweet treat that’s less intimidating than they sound. In March, Ghibli Park, the Nagoya-area theme park dedicated to the anime films of Studio Ghibli, o...
One surprise is the topping, which isn’t cream but an enormous green tea daifuku sweet. If you love green tea, you really ought to add a visit to Shizuoka Prefecture to your itinerary. Located ...
Unusual tempura takes this meal into weird territory. Lovers of udon will tell you there’s one reasonably priced chain that never disappoints, and the name of that chain is Marugame Seimen. Wit...
A sandwich is a sandwich but Osaka Tonkatsu is a meal. With these days of ever-increasing food prices, it’s important to get the most mileage out of your money when it comes to food. As Lawson�...
A unique store packed with unusual Japanese souvenirs you won’t find anywhere else. Japan is known for its unique sights, and though a lot of locals have become accustomed to seeing them, there...
https://soranews24.com/2024/04/24/akihabara-popup-shop-sells-goods-made-by-japanese-prison-inmates/
Mr. Sato finally heads to Kabukicho’s Yaro Sushi. There’s a sushi restaurant in downtown Tokyo, not far from SoraNews24 HQ, that our ace reporter Mr. Sato has passed by multiple times on his ...
Pokémon plushies and nearly one-pound burgers promise a very good night’s sleep. “Playing video games” has long been one of the most tempting reasons to stay up past your regular bedtime a...
Times are tougher than undercooked noodles. Ramen is easily one of the most enjoyable dishes in Japan, but for the many restaurants that serve it, it can be a stress-filled nightmare of existenti...
https://soranews24.com/2024/04/23/japanese-ramen-restaurants-under-pressure-from-new-yen-banknotes/
Luxury meal has a lot to live up to. There are a whole lot of bento boxed meals to choose from in Tokyo, and though the vast majority of them are reasonably priced, you can also get some high-end...
We’re searching for the best non-ramen items on ramen restaurant menus. In order to speed up the ordering and payment process, a lot of ramen joints in Japan have a vending machine at the entra...
Taking carb-on-carb meals to new extremes. If you like bread as much as you like French fries, there’s a dish in Tokyo with your name on it, and it can be found at a specialty food court called...