Don’t get burned: top Japanese sunscreen brands
Everyone’s free to wear sunscreen. When it’s sunny, we wouldn’t suggest staying totally free from sun protection, however free you
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Life in Japan
Daily life in Japan. Sometimes normal, sometimes… not.
Our top ‘practical kawaii’ bento decorations
At some point, making bento boxes became less like lunch prep and more like art class. It can be as
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Safety becomes stylish: yoccatta eco bags
Japan’s inventied a lot of stuff. So it was a shock to find out that the airbag was not invented by
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Unko Kanji Drill: get sh*t hot at writing Japanese
Learning kanji is tough – whether you’re trying to read or write it. Mastering kanji is a tricky step on
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Japan’s weirdest Father’s Day presents
June 18th is Father’s Day in a lot of countries. Including Japan, the UK, the USA, Canada, Singapore, and Hong
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Shopping Spotlight: LOFT, the peak of variety goods
The loft is usually where you find hidden, maybe forgotten gems. Like a dusty box of Christmas decorations, or a
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The Lottery of Zelda: the legend of 7-11
You’ve heard of pachinko. You know about game centres. You’ve seen people scooping up goldfish and coloured balls at summer
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Bean plates and Moominware: the world of Amabro
Your first thought for cool Japanese souvenirs isn’t likely to be pottery. Gotta save that hand luggage space for weird
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Washi tape: washi all the fuss about?
Until the washi craze washed over us, masking tape was kinda boring. It’s made to stop you going over the
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Reviewed: Ghost in the Shell, 2017
Japan got the new Ghost in the Shell movie a week later than most countries did. Our side of the
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