Make the Switch: how to order from the Nintendo Store Japan with DEJAPAN
Some nights, after work, we sit at a bar and wonder why we never bought Nintendo stock back in the
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Shopping Spotlight
Cool, new and unusual Japanese shops – and shopping experiences.
Just keep digging: junk on Yahoo! Auctions Japan
Today’s important Japanese lesson: the word ‘junk’. ジャンク (janku), or ジャンク品 (janku-hin, more like ‘junk item’). If you’re into trawling Yahoo!
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Shopping Spotlight: Heso Production
Osaka spirit – there’s nothing like it in the world. This city’s home to thousands of companies. (Including ones we
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ZURU+ ramen jewellery: oodles of noodles
Wear your love of ramen with pride. ZURU+ has launched the world’s first ‘ramen jewellery brand’. Here’s what women want:
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Cow Brand Akabako & Aobako beauty soap: milky moo-sturising face & body soaps
One of Japan’s best-loved, longest-selling soap brands relies on dairy to get the job done. Cow Brand makes way more
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Infinite mode: Japan’s love of retro gaming
Every human generation grows up with a videogame console generation. We’ll show you our age – most of the DEJAPAN
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Shopping Spotlight: Fril
For a country that seems like it’s always on the phone, Japan hasn’t got many ‘buy and sell’ smartphone apps.
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Buy designer (Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermes, Prada) goods from Japan on Yahoo! Auctions
When you think of big, high fashion brand names, like Louis Vuitton and Chanel, do you think of Japan? Shrug,
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Become an online shopping shinobi: Japanese ninja goods
Remember that fake news story about a Japanese city taking ninja applications? Over 100 people (from 20+ countries!) sent their
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Japan’s fun and popular mid-range makeup: Canmake cosmetics
Japan’s known for a massive variety of beauty and skincare products. Sunscreen, face masks, Hada Labo, horse oil (yeah, we know),
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