Shopping Spotlight | DEJAPAN

T-shirts you can see from space: Japan fashion trends, spring/summer 2018

Every season brings new fashion ideas and trend items. Japan, which is world famous for having 4 distinct seasons, changes […]

KitKats. Not the most Japanese thing ever. Or so you’d think. Japan’s where you can find some of the weirdest,

DEJAPAN Staff / February 26, 2018

Since our post about Instax cheki instant cameras, we’ve wondered what the next big thing is. Turns out we looked

DEJAPAN Staff / January 29, 2018

When you need to know the time, maybe you do what we do and check your phone screen. Then, as

DEJAPAN Staff / January 22, 2018

Are you ready to get funky? Fans of J-fashion brands like Listen Flavor, Candy Stripper, 390 Mart and Spinns are

DEJAPAN Staff / January 18, 2018

Our non-stop search for weird, cute and interesting Japanese brands leads us to Dreams. We’re still awake – that’s the name

DEJAPAN Staff / January 11, 2018

A new year’s when your luck for the next 12 months is decided. Many people visit a temple or shrine

In early June 2017, kawaii zakka chain Swimmer shocked everyone by announcing they’d be closing in January 2018. It wasn’t

DEJAPAN Staff / December 28, 2017

Every day, we learn new names for things in Japanese. Some of them are… well, we don’t think anyone asked

DEJAPAN Staff / December 21, 2017

The people of Osaka have a brand new bag. Trend-setting backpack and tote bag brand Anello recently opened their global flagship

DEJAPAN Staff / December 18, 2017

Finding Japanese online shops that sell weird stuff is like our hobby. We’re always looking for the strangest inventions and

DEJAPAN Staff / December 14, 2017

Fashions in Japan – especially in Harajuku and Shibuya – are often ahead of the curve. Think like… mori girls,