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It’s like a zoo in here: 15 weird BE@RBRICKS

March 14, 2019March 13, 2019 Kei 0 Comments amazon japan, Be@rbrick, bears, BTS, Ebisu-san, FT Island, Hulk Hogan, japan, japanese, K-Pop, kawaii, Kumamon, Levi's, Medicom, Muhammad Ali, rilakkuma, Sanrio, Sanrio Characters, Shopping Spotlight, Snoopy, Spongebob Squarepants, Super Junior, Swarovski, Tetris, Trending, weird Japan

Some trends that start in Japan are hard to explain. Like super fake tan ‘ganguro’ style, or wearing herbal pads

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Cartoon KAT-TUN: Jin Akanishi x Gudetama

February 7, 2019February 1, 2019 Kei 0 Comments collab, gudetama, japan, japanese, Jin Akanishi, Johnny's, KAT-TUN, Sanrio, Sanrio Characters

One’s an egg with zero motivation. The other one’s a former Johnny’s boy group member who went solo. What do

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Haguruman Style: they brush, they grind, they floss

February 4, 2019January 29, 2019 Kei 0 Comments Aggretsuko, Haguruman Style, japan, japanese, salaryman, Sanrio, Sanrio Characters, teeth, toothbrush, Twitter, weird Japan, YouTube

Every morning, before we come to the DEJAPAN office, we make sure to brush our teeth. (It’s good hygiene, kids.)

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Sickness prevention face masks: a Japan thing, or a safety thing, or both?

January 17, 2019January 16, 2019 Kei 0 Comments cotton masks, face masks, fashion masks, hello kitty, japan, japanese, kids, Sanrio

It’s common in Japan – even more in winter – to see people wearing cotton or gauze masks over their

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How to order from the Sanrio Japan and San-X Japan online shops with DEJAPAN

December 31, 2018December 26, 2018 Kei 0 Comments Cinnamoroll, hello kitty, japan, japan proxy shopping, kawaii, My Melody, Pompompurin, rilakkuma, San-X, Sanrio, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, Sumikkogurashi, Trending

For the most kawaii merch you’ll ever see in your life, go straight to the source. The Sanrio and San-X

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Shopping Spotlight: Heso Production

October 11, 2018October 10, 2018 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, Heso Production, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, merch, Osaka, Sanrio, shopping, takoyaki, traditions, weird Japan, zakka

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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Re-ment: cuteness in the palm of your hand

August 30, 2018August 23, 2018 Kei 0 Comments amazon japan, blind boxes, Culture Shock, figures, hello kitty, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, kawaii, Moomins, Peanuts, pokemon, Re-ment, rilakkuma, Sanrio, shopping, Snoopy, Sumikkogurashi

Blind boxes are a type of kawaii lucky dip. You know what the full set looks like, but not what’s

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Rooting for the underdog, rabbit, and cat: less well-known Sanrio characters

June 7, 2018May 25, 2018 Kei 0 Comments 2018, Bogo The City Boy, Cinnamoangels, Culture Shock, hello kitty, japan, japanese, kawaii, Okigaru Friends, Pankunchi, Quiquacks, Sanrio, Sanrio Boys, Sengoku Prison, Small People, Spunky Burro, Sugar Cream Puff

The 2018 Sanrio Character Ranking marked the 33rd time they’d asked us all to vote. When we posted this, voting

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Sanrio Boys: a real bunch of characters

February 19, 2018February 15, 2018 Kei 0 Comments Anime, Badtz-Maru, Cinnamoroll, hello kitty, japan, japanese, Keroppi, Little Twin Stars, Pompompurin, Sanrio, Sanrio Boys

Sanrio characters number in the hundreds. Over 200, last time we counted. Trust us on that figure, ’cause we aren’t

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Long exposure: Japan’s still in love with the instant camera

July 24, 2017July 4, 2017 Kei 0 Comments cheki, fujifilm, gudetama, hello kitty, instant camera, instax, japan, love live, photography, polaroid, rilakkuma, Sanrio, Trending

Digital cameras are super handy, aren’t they? Delete all the blurry selfies and only keep the shots you want. With

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