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How to use a Japan proxy shopping service when you can’t read Japanese

Language barriers can be hilarious – sometimes. Like when you’re on a train in a foreign country, and there’s a […]

“I need a hug!” Ah, the familiar whisper of the hikikomori – unless it’s on Twitter, where that’s more of

Life can be stressful sometimes. What you need… is a squishy. “I shall call him squishy” Before fidget spinners came along,

To a lot of fashion lovers, Liz Lisa IS girly-kei. The brand’s popular with hime-kei, gyaru, and dolly-kei fans too.

It shouldn’t surprise you that the KingBlade is the glorious leader in the LED glowstick market. Since 2012, discerning otaku

It goes without saying, but Japanese fashion trends can be really weird. We keep an eye on what the biggest,

Your first thought for cool Japanese souvenirs isn’t likely to be pottery. Gotta save that hand luggage space for weird

Anime and character figures can really vary. On one end of the scale, you’ve got the ones that defy physics.

People talk about ‘weird Japan’. You know the stuff. Pachinko places, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, department stores that feel like

Every so often, a manga suddenly goes BOOM. It jumps straight into modern Japanese pop culture, so quick the ink’s hardly

Ah, Tokyo. It’s where most people arrive in (and leave) Japan. If you take a bullet train, your trip might

“Ii no ka? Yahoo! Auctions!” Since 1998, Yahoo! has dominated online auction services in Japan. (I guess we’re writing a