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2019: the Chinese (and Japanese, by default) year of the pig

Sure, if you go by the Chinese new year starting in early Feb, we’re not there yet. But Japan started […]

DEJAPAN Staff / December 31, 2018

For the most kawaii merch you’ll ever see in your life, go straight to the source. The Sanrio and San-X

DEJAPAN Staff / December 27, 2018

For finding Japanese cosmetics and beauty products that really work, @cosme is the review site you trust. If an item’s

DEJAPAN Staff / December 24, 2018

We told you how weird a Japanese Christmas can be this time last year. Let’s do it again! Some stuff

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 13, 2018

Yeah, there’s a real cosmetics line out there called FIVEISM x THREE. (The X is said out loud as ‘by’,

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

DEJAPAN Staff / November 26, 2018

There’s never been any rule saying that ‘functional’ has to be ‘boring’. And we’re glad. Having Motif accessories and stuff