Hisoku character cosmetics: feel stylish in your anime-loving skin
Get deep enough into anime or video game fandom, and you’ll start doing weird things to support your faves. Y’know. […]
Literally cats in hats: necos cat cosplay zakka
When you love cats and you love cosplay, combining the 2 makes sense. Someone else put that idea into action
Anta, baka?: Japan’s best April Fool’s Day pranks
In a world of ‘fake news’, April Fool’s Day can feel like another normal day. Japan’s in on the joke, in
The incredible power of hot hairdryers and night showers: jemile fran haircare
We’ve made a new best friend, and their name’s jemile fran. This haircare brand (by Milbon) wants you to use their
A Man Of Ultra: henshin your whole life
Yep, even superheroes need to dry their hair. Oh and by the way, you’re a superhero now. That’s the concept
Event review: Lego ‘Piece of Peace’ exhibition in Osaka
We know, we know it’s not Japanese. But Osaka’s got the Legoland Discovery Centre at Tenpozan, that totally counts. (The
Origami: what’ll fold first, the paper or you?
Origami’s for people who have time and patience to spare. Put in the effort, and you’ll be proud of what
T-shirts you can see from space: Japan fashion trends, spring/summer 2018
Every season brings new fashion ideas and trend items. Japan, which is world famous for having 4 distinct seasons, changes
Flavours of the month: Japan-exclusive KitKats
KitKats. Not the most Japanese thing ever. Or so you’d think. Japan’s where you can find some of the weirdest,
Hina Matsuri: tally of the dolls
In almost any other country, a doll festival would sound… sorta creepy. How does Japan get away with it? Same
Mamiya medium format film cameras: ‘point and shoot’ with way more depth
Since our post about Instax cheki instant cameras, we’ve wondered what the next big thing is. Turns out we looked
Yet another Japanese weight loss trend’s brewing: a taster of Super Diet Coffee
Japanese food is awesome. And we live in Osaka – Japan’s kitchen – which is where the foodie fun’s at.