Cohaco: the smart Buddhist altar that keeps people’s memories alive and strong
When someone close to us passes away, like a parent or grandparent, we each choose to remember them in our
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Life in Japan
Daily life in Japan. Sometimes normal, sometimes… not.
Blue Light Skincare: futureproof your face with And Mirai cleansing and lotions
We hope you’re not staying up too late reading this blog post. Staring at the screen, scrolling to infinity, instead
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Ninja Trainer: yes, you can try out this shuriken throwing kit at home
At some time in our lives, we’ve all thought about how cool it’d be if we woke up as a
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Eat your sushi with more style: dip into the world of ‘stand out’ soy sauce plates
Soy sauce – or ‘shoyu’ (醤油), as we call it – adds that something extra to Japanese foods like ramen
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Get your hands on a yokozuna-sized haul: Japanese sumo wrestler merch
To ask if sumo wrestling’s more of a sport, an art, or a tradition’s kinda pointless – it’s a mix
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A ramen rainbow: colourful noodles from Japan
Ramen noodles. A simple and fast, cheap, always-available Japanese meal… that hugely divides people. Is a pack of instant ramen
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Seiri-chan: Japan’s idea of a ‘period drama’ manga
If you have periods, we hope they’re okay to deal with. PMS, heavy/irregular flow, cramps, chocolate cravings, and the many
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Decole concombre: why not let a bunch of cute, tiny animals chillax at your house?
Decole’s a zakka/homeware brand in Japan – and a well-known one, if you live here. With a name that’s short
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Watching and waiting until the final petal falls: sakura season in Osaka, spring 2019
By mid-April, in many areas of Japan the sakura’s come and gone. That’s true for Osaka and the rest of
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Keys to a Disney collector’s Kingdom: the magic of used Tokyo Disneyland passes
Maybe you’re scratching your head at that post title, like Mickey Mouse standing there wondering where the hell Pluto ran
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