Funk up your Japanese figure collection: join the Daruma Club
We’ve already explained a bunch of different types of figures. There’s one we didn’t cover yet: Daruma Club. What does
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So Kawaii!
The absolute cutest stuff – straight from Japan!
Fridgeezoo: the coolest kitchen friends, literally
When you open your fridge, the light comes on. Unless your fridge isn’t working, but let’s just say that it
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The invincible Tamagotchi: no matter what you do, it won’t die
Hi. Kei here. I want to tell you a story. Let’s go back in time. To 1997, or maybe 1998.
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Popin Cookin: play with your food!
Kracie’s ‘Popin Cookin’ sweets range is like sugary DIY for kids. It’s also for adults who love cute, strange, delicious
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Our top ‘practical kawaii’ bento decorations
At some point, making bento boxes became less like lunch prep and more like art class. It can be as
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Fandom DIY: how to make and use an ita bag
Signal your fan status loud and proud with a customised ita bag! You’ve gotta know about the legendary ‘itasha’ cars
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Kitan Club: weird Japan in a plastic nutshell
We can think of several variety goods shops to hit up for weird Japanese stuff and unique souvenirs. Village Vanguard is
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Nesoberi nuigurumis: squishy huggable friends
“I need a hug!” Ah, the familiar whisper of the hikikomori – unless it’s on Twitter, where that’s more of
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Cute stress relief: yay for squishies!
Life can be stressful sometimes. What you need… is a squishy. “I shall call him squishy” Before fidget spinners came along,
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Dreaming Tropical Juice: Liz Lisa’s 2017 summer collection
To a lot of fashion lovers, Liz Lisa IS girly-kei. The brand’s popular with hime-kei, gyaru, and dolly-kei fans too.
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