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Ningen Works: are we humans, or are we baka?

August 29, 2019August 23, 2019 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, events, Facebook, internet, memes, New Year, Ningen Works, omotenashi, Osaka, social media, traditions, trend, Trending, Twitter, websites, weird Japan

If new Ningen Works inventions are anything to go by, we’ve all got the potential to be geniuses. Brainstorming upgraded

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Decole concombre: why not let a bunch of cute, tiny animals chillax at your house?

April 15, 2019April 2, 2019 Kei 0 Comments animals, concombre, Decole, japan proxy shopping, kawaii, mini figures, New Year, proxy shopping, proxy shopping service, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, zakka

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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2019: the Chinese (and Japanese, by default) year of the pig

January 3, 2019December 26, 2018 Kei 0 Comments 2019, food, horoscopes, japan, japanese, Japanese food, Krispy Kreme, luck, New Year, Starbucks, traditions, year of the pig, zodiac

Sure, if you go by the Chinese new year starting in early Feb, we’re not there yet. But Japan started

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Fukubukuro lucky bags 2018: Village Vanguard, McDonald’s, Mister Donut, and Flying Tiger

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 Kei 0 Comments 2018, cookies, Culture Shock, donuts, Flying Tiger, fukubukuro, good luck, japan, japanese, lucky bags, McDonalds, merch, Mister Donut, New Year, tote bag, Village Vanguard

A new year’s when your luck for the next 12 months is decided. Many people visit a temple or shrine

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