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It’s like looking in the mirror: Japanese anime idols we can totally identify with

Being a Japanese idol girl is hard, you guys. If you think it’s tough being a dedicated idol wota, think […]

We get ‘hey DEJAPAN team, can you help me buy stuff from this Japanese website?’ emails all the time. Alllllll

Seki city, in Gifu prefecture, is known across Japan as the ‘cutlery capital’. (In the same way Imabari city in

At some point in our lives in Japan, we’ve all asked ourselves an important question: Could we take down a

Think back to when you first became an anime weeb. How long ago was it? It’s okay if you can’t

DEJAPAN Staff / February 18, 2019

Okay, so our intro to the Mario Party series was on the N64. Maybe you were that generation as well?

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 / December 17, 2018

Come and sit by the fireplace, and we’ll tell you a legendary tale. A tale of toys that were compatible

DEJAPAN Staff / December 10, 2018

Our ranking of every Heisei-era Kamen Rider continues – and ends – this week. Go back and read part 1

DEJAPAN Staff / December 6, 2018

That you can order official Neon Genesis Evangelion goods online shouldn’t be all that much of a surprise. But the question’s

DEJAPAN Staff / December 3, 2018

As of May 2019, the Heisei era comes to an end. And with it, the Heisei era of Kamen Riders.

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