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Fukubukuro ‘lucky bag’ haul 2019: sweetness, sand, snacks, and salt

DEJAPAN Staff / January 10, 2019

New Year’s Day brings the shrine visits and the lucky bags. The only 2 reasons not to stay home under […]

Spend a little time on the DEJAPAN homepage, and you’ll see the ‘Store Shopping’ tab. Hover on that, look at

Sure, if you go by the Chinese new year starting in early Feb, we’re not there yet. But Japan started

DEJAPAN Staff / December 27, 2018

For finding Japanese cosmetics and beauty products that really work, @cosme is the review site you trust. If an item’s

DEJAPAN Staff / December 24, 2018

We told you how weird a Japanese Christmas can be this time last year. Let’s do it again! Some stuff

DEJAPAN Staff / December 20, 2018

In September 1998, a new style of game popped up in arcades. A dancing game, to test your rhythm –

DEJAPAN Staff / November 29, 2018

Japan’s a country where you can experience a singing, light-up toilet… and squat over a hole in the ground… in

DEJAPAN Staff / November 26, 2018

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

DEJAPAN Staff / November 22, 2018

If there’s a Japanese food that divides people more than any other, it’s gotta be natto. You know what that

DEJAPAN Staff / November 15, 2018

Tea. Something many people think of and go ‘oh, England!’ Those British and their teapots. But never underestimate how much

DEJAPAN Staff / November 12, 2018

Sitting down all day’s not good for you – so say those scary articles about healthy lifestyles. That’s bad news

DEJAPAN Staff / November 8, 2018

Real or virtual, Japanese idol groups have a way of stealing our hearts and wallets. There are ups and downs