Life in Japan | DEJAPAN

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

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

If you’re kinda clumsy like we are, laundry day comes around too often. Wearing something white’s asking for trouble. Same

LINE: the smartphone app Japan can’t live without. There’s a LINE feature for nearly everything now. Music, messaging and free

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

Some movie names don’t survive the translation from English to Japanese. ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ somehow became ‘Bus Man’. The whole ‘Fast

Summer in Japan is… an experience. We’ve got loads of summer festivals and fireworks displays! It’s shaved ice season! And it’s

Too hot, can’t sleep. Too hot, can’t sleep. Repeat all summer – unless you’ve got an ice cold trick up

Knock yourself over the head with moisture-boosting face products – it’s Nature Conc. What a name. Brighter, clearer skin, thanks

A snack doesn’t have to be a big deal. Japan’s got words for ‘snack’ – okashi, oyatsu, otsumami. Stuff you

Detox, through the soles of your feet, overnight. Yep, this one’s weird even by Japan standards. Time to let you

Glass. When you think of traditional Japan souvenirs, maybe… low on the list. Unless you’ve heard about Tajima Glass. The

The food in Japan is awesome. Living in Osaka means we’ve got access to loads of it. For some reason,