You just activated our translation card: fun differences between English and Japanese YuGiOh card names
For a trading card game to be a global hit, it’s gotta make enough sense in every language. Not that
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Gloture.jp: a whole world (and a moon) of stuff you had no idea you needed
Every so often, a Japanese variety and tech website comes along with home and/or office products you’d never dream up
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Coloured mascara and colour eyeliner: 2 more Japanese makeup trends for 2019
They’re not a brand new craze – think of these colourful cosmetics trends like more of a comeback. Every season
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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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The home of shoe exclusives in Tokyo: atmos collab sneakers and streetwear
The year 2000 gave us a bunch of things. The Millennium Bug. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. DeviantART. The Nintendo Gamecube.
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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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Face, lips, and chill: Japan’s ‘hinyari’ cooling makeup and skincare trends for summer
When summer in Japan hits, you’ve got the heat and the humidity to worry about. You’ll sweat – no shame,
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Professor Layton vs Detective Pikachu: who wins?
“Few things satisfy like a puzzle solved.” So says Professor Layton – and who are we to disagree? He helps
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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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Get to work on an egg: the Ultimate MYO mayonnaise maker
In November 2018, we told you about the Ultimate NTO natto mixing machine. The ‘Ultimate’ food mixer range is back,
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