Vinyl Artist Gacha: the mini collectible figure series with the most unfortunate acronym ever
Wanna buy some VAG? Yeah, we did try and warn you in the blog title. Nice figures, shame about the
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Shopping Spotlight
Cool, new and unusual Japanese shops – and shopping experiences.
Shine We Are!: K-Pop lightsticks and penlights you can find in Japan
It’s obvious enough by now that you don’t have to live in South Korea to be a dedicated fan of
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LOVOT: Love x Robot = a sentient hug pillow
A little love can change the world. That’s what the GROOVE X website says – and they’re the ones who
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10 of our fave Sanrio character collabs: everyone needs friends, right?
Look at Sanrio’s character list, and… you’re not gonna feel like there’s something missing. Any company that can run an
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Meishou Manga Realization figures: a shawarma swarm of samurai
First, they gave us insanely high-quality samurai-themed Star Wars figures. Then Tamashii Nations moved on – to Japanese warrior versions
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Bid if you dare: the worst and weirdest ‘used’ items on Yahoo! Auctions Japan
When we say you can find and bid on almost anything on Yahoo! Auctions Japan, we mean it. We’ve seen
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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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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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Nikken Cutlery: the Japanese way of the scissor blades (and nail clippers)
Seki city, in Gifu prefecture, is known across Japan as the ‘cutlery capital’. (In the same way Imabari city in
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It’s like a zoo in here: 15 weird BE@RBRICKS
Some trends that start in Japan are hard to explain. Like super fake tan ‘ganguro’ style, or wearing herbal pads
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