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So Kawaii! 

Virtual pets can play the genetic lottery, too: an introduction to the Tamagotchi Meets

September 30, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments japan proxy, japan proxy shopping, kawaii, proxy shopping, proxy shopping service, Sanrio, Sanrio Characters, Tamagotchi, Tamagotchi m!x, Tamagotchi Meets, Tamagotchi On, trend, Trending, virtual pet

We tried owning first-gen Tamagotchis and other virtual pets when we were kids. They weren’t easy to look after. They

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J-Fashion and Beauty So Kawaii! 

From dark to sparkle, with purple in between: Japan’s autumn 2019 makeup trends

September 11, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments asian beauty, autumn, black, Canmake, Cosme, cosmetics, Coupy, Etvos, fashion, FIVEISM x THREE, goth, japanese beauty, Japanese cosmetics, Japanese makeup, Kanebo, KATE, Lunasol, makeup, mauve, RMK, SUQQU, trend, Trending

Same way that leaves turn from green to red, yellow and orange in autumn, we all change the makeup colours

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Life in Japan 

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

August 29, 2019July 22, 2022 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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Life in Japan 

Kuuchoufuku aircon jackets: we’re big fans of this clever way to stay cool in summer

August 12, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments air conditioning, aircon, clothes, cooling, Culture Shock, gadgets. inventions, japan, japanese fashion, kuchoufuku, kuuchofuku, kuuchoufuku, Shopping Spotlight, summer, trend, Trending, workwear

When that humid, stupid hot Japanese summer hits, we need all the help we can get. Those mini portable hand

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Life in Japan 

We’re too old for this: how the word ‘millennial’ gets marketed in Japan

August 8, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments 100-yen store, Culture Shock, Daiso, evangelion, fashion, item requests, japan, japan proxy shopping, Japanese makeup, kawaii, makeup, Millennial, Missha, neon genesis evangelion, Pantone, pastel-kei, pink, trend, Trending

To kick off this blog post – a quick language lesson. ‘Gairaigo’ (外来語) are Japanese words borrowed from other languages

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