Shopping Spotlight: Heso Production
Osaka spirit – there’s nothing like it in the world. This city’s home to thousands of companies. (Including ones we
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Shopping Spotlight
Cool, new and unusual Japanese shops – and shopping experiences.
ZURU+ ramen jewellery: oodles of noodles
Wear your love of ramen with pride. ZURU+ has launched the world’s first ‘ramen jewellery brand’. Here’s what women want:
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Star Wars Meishou Movie Realization figures: think they’re pretty damn cool, you will
Our realisation: if these characters showed up in the movies, the story would’ve played out real differently. Introducing the Star
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GEOCRAPER: build a Japanese city in your bedroom
Okay, so we laughed at the name too. The full name’s ‘Urban Development Expansion Trading Figure Geocraper’, which is even
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KiU rain goods: you’ll be praying for a downpour
For anyone who’s ever wondered how often it rains in Japan: it’s a lot. We have ‘rainy season’ and typhoon
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Charaction Cubes: your fave characters, with multiple twists
Well, it’s a great way to discover ‘new dimensions’ in characters you know and love… Go on then, what’s a
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Shopping Spotlight: Fril
For a country that seems like it’s always on the phone, Japan hasn’t got many ‘buy and sell’ smartphone apps.
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Hobonichi Techo planners, diaries and schedulers: take each day as it comes
When autumn hits, and time’s edging closer to Christmas, you don’t wanna think about next year already. We get it.
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Re-ment: cuteness in the palm of your hand
Blind boxes are a type of kawaii lucky dip. You know what the full set looks like, but not what’s
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Buy designer (Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermes, Prada) goods from Japan on Yahoo! Auctions
When you think of big, high fashion brand names, like Louis Vuitton and Chanel, do you think of Japan? Shrug,
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