Flavour of the day: Breath Palette toothpaste
Think about toothpaste for a second. Put that fresh, minty taste in your mind. Now, try and imagine brushing your
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Culture Shock!
Those times when Japanese culture seems… kinda weird.
Japan’s crazy butt bags: let’s get to the bottom of this trend
We could make a real bad joke here about the safest places to keep your stuff. But this isn’t a
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Spoiler alert: The funniest Japanese names for Disney movies
Some movie names don’t survive the translation from English to Japanese. ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ somehow became ‘Bus Man’. The whole ‘Fast
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Rooting for the underdog, rabbit, and cat: less well-known Sanrio characters
The 2018 Sanrio Character Ranking marked the 33rd time they’d asked us all to vote. When we posted this, voting
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Chill from the top down: forehead cooling pads
Too hot, can’t sleep. Too hot, can’t sleep. Repeat all summer – unless you’ve got an ice cold trick up
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Calbee potato chips: any flavour you want, as long as it’s not potato
A snack doesn’t have to be a big deal. Japan’s got words for ‘snack’ – okashi, oyatsu, otsumami. Stuff you
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PenLa penlights: shine bright like your idols
A wota without glowsticks is like… a duck without a quack. Invisible. Easy to miss. There’s no way you’d be
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K-pop group goods you can only get from Japan: BTS, TWICE, EXO and more
Japan loves K-Pop as much as you do. That’s why they call it the Hallyu Wave – the thing about
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Overnight skin sensation: Ashirira detox foot pads
Detox, through the soles of your feet, overnight. Yep, this one’s weird even by Japan standards. Time to let you
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Mountains of talent and skill: Tajima Glass
Glass. When you think of traditional Japan souvenirs, maybe… low on the list. Unless you’ve heard about Tajima Glass. The
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