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It’s like a zoo in here: 15 weird BE@RBRICKS

Some trends that start in Japan are hard to explain. Like super fake tan ‘ganguro’ style, or wearing herbal pads […]

Not all Japanese comedy’s performed by manzai duos, or solo superstars. Some of Japan’s longest-running gags need a whole team

When we think of sushi, we think of those conveyor belt restaurants. Colour-coded plates of raw fish on rice, going

Think back to when you first became an anime weeb. How long ago was it? It’s okay if you can’t

DEJAPAN Staff / February 28, 2019

The ‘Notes’ app on smartphones killed that tradition of writing important stuff down on the back of your hand. But

DEJAPAN Staff / February 25, 2019

A signature? What’s one of those again? For many things in Japan – at the bank, signing for packages, putting

DEJAPAN Staff / February 21, 2019

99.9% chance it’s a copyright thing… Anyway, these not-quite-Cinderella shoes by Japanese maker Nakamura Glass are called the ‘Emma’ range

DEJAPAN Staff / February 18, 2019

Okay, so our intro to the Mario Party series was on the N64. Maybe you were that generation as well?

DEJAPAN Staff / February 14, 2019

We’ll get that ‘look good enough to eat’ joke outta the way here, in the first line. For Valentine’s Day

DEJAPAN Staff / February 11, 2019

You might’ve heard the name ‘Kosaka Cocona’ before. Sounds like a J-idol name, or an anime character, right? Close, but

DEJAPAN Staff / February 7, 2019

One’s an egg with zero motivation. The other one’s a former Johnny’s boy group member who went solo. What do

DEJAPAN Staff / February 4, 2019

Every morning, before we come to the DEJAPAN office, we make sure to brush our teeth. (It’s good hygiene, kids.)