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Gloture.jp: a whole world (and a moon) of stuff you had no idea you needed

July 8, 2019July 4, 2019 Kei 0 Comments aircon, augmented reality, dumpling, Gloture, Gloture.jp, japan proxy shopping, kawaii, light, NASA, proxy shopping service, random, relaxation, safety, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, smartwatch, tech, zakka

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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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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Motif.zakka: random lifestyle ideas on repeat

November 26, 2018November 20, 2018 Kei 0 Comments animals, astronaut, fake food, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, Motif, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, smartphone, weird Japan, zakka

There’s never been any rule saying that ‘functional’ has to be ‘boring’. And we’re glad. Having Motif accessories and stuff

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YOU+MORE!: home goods, fashion, and randomness for animal lovers

October 29, 2018October 25, 2018 Kei 0 Comments bunnies, cats, Culture Shock, cushions, daikon, dogs, Felissimo, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, kawaii, merch, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, weird Japan, YOU+MORE!, zakka

You, plus more? What more could you need in your life? If the answer to that question was ‘a backrest

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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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Nebuta Style: Aomori’s summer festival atmosphere, all year long

August 16, 2018August 7, 2018 Kei 0 Comments Aomori, Culture Shock, festival, japan, japanese, merch, Nebuta Matsuri, summer, summer festivals, traditions, weird Japan, zakka

In summer, you’ll see all kinds of merch with designs inspired by Japan’s big festivals. Hand fans, bottle covers and

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For everything you didn’t think of yet: unique lifestyle goods by King Jim

July 26, 2018July 18, 2018 Kei 0 Comments amazon japan, Culture Shock, DEJAPAN, japan, japanese, King Jim, merch, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, weird Japan, zakka

The reigning champion for strange-but-useful home/office supplies is King Jim. You thought BIBILAB was weird… you thought Dreams Inc. was

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Flavour of the day: Breath Palette toothpaste

June 21, 2018June 13, 2018 Kei 0 Comments asian beauty, Breath Palette, Culture Shock, DEJAPAN, japan, japanese, shopping, toothpaste, weird Japan, zakka

Think about toothpaste for a second. Put that fresh, minty taste in your mind. Now, try and imagine brushing your

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Dreams Incorporated: how big’s your imagination?

January 18, 2018January 10, 2018 Kei 0 Comments Cable Bite, Coink, Dreams Inc., figures, japan, japanese, kawaii, merch, piggy bank, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, unicorn, zakka

Our non-stop search for weird, cute and interesting Japanese brands leads us to Dreams. We’re still awake – that’s the name

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Saying goodbye to Swimmer: a final haul

January 1, 2018November 15, 2017 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, dolly-kei, fairy-kei, fashion, japan, kawaii, merch, pastel-kei, shopping, Swimmer, zakka

In early June 2017, kawaii zakka chain Swimmer shocked everyone by announcing they’d be closing in January 2018. It wasn’t

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