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Japanese life on a budget: our 100-yen store haul

DEJAPAN Staff / September 25, 2017

100-yen stores in Japan are like pound shops in the UK, or dollar stores in the US. The exchange rate’s […]

DEJAPAN Staff / September 21, 2017

A quick opener, for anyone who’s not into fountain pens. People who are into fountain pens love them as much

DEJAPAN Staff / September 18, 2017

Japan can be weird. We should know, we live here. And we think that’s because this country’s got cool stuff

DEJAPAN Staff / September 14, 2017

Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine!! are way more than just hit idol anime shows. They’re the most popular search

DEJAPAN Staff / September 11, 2017

Watch enough Japanese variety TV shows, and/or the commercials in between, and you’ll know about Rola. It’s safe to say

DEJAPAN Staff / September 7, 2017

The Daikanyama area of Tokyo is home to a rare Maison de Reefur shop in Japan. This exclusive boutique keeps

DEJAPAN Staff / September 4, 2017

Not all cosplay outfits are created equal. Not by the cosplayer, anyway. Some people love spending hours crafting, stitching, and

Japanese fashion labels – from a bunch of sub-genres – give their clothes and their collections some unusual names. A

The struggle to prove that our favourite game or anime character really exists is constant. Some of us snuggle up

Pac-Man and one of Ginza’s poshest department stores aren’t 2 things you’d put together. And then someone did. Pac-Man Ginza

The Namja Town area in Ikebukuro is… for kids. And their parents. It’s a massive playground with interactive games and

Omotesando Hills is a big shopping complex in Tokyo, close to Harajuku. It’s kinda fancy – not as expensive as