English books for learning Japanese: let’s awkward sentences!
English teaching’s a massive industry in Japan. Without it, most of the foreigners here would have to get married, give
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The incredible power of hot hairdryers and night showers: jemile fran haircare
We’ve made a new best friend, and their name’s jemile fran. This haircare brand (by Milbon) wants you to use their
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Mamiya medium format film cameras: ‘point and shoot’ with way more depth
Since our post about Instax cheki instant cameras, we’ve wondered what the next big thing is. Turns out we looked
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Yet another Japanese weight loss trend’s brewing: a taster of Super Diet Coffee
Japanese food is awesome. And we live in Osaka – Japan’s kitchen – which is where the foodie fun’s at.
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Buying stuff from Japan online, ¥¥¥ or nah: DEJAPAN proxy shopping survey results
Japan proxy shopping. Not something loads of people know about. But the people who do… have reeeeal strong opinions on
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Taste test and brain test: we try Japan’s memory-enhancing gum
Hey, if you don’t remember us talking about this gum when it launched, that’s okay! Lotte’s ‘gum that preserves your
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I Luv Japanglish: crazy fun Japanese T-shirts
We’ve all lived in Japan for a while, but weird things written on T-shirts still make us do a double-take.
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BIBILAB dakimakuras and roomwear: need a hug?
Everyone needs someone to hug. That’s a fact. BIBILAB is here for you. With their impressive range of hug pillows
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‘Side quests and paid DLC’: add videogame merch from Japan to your inventory
Think about your favourite videogames of all time. (We’ll wait, go on.) How many of them were made in Japan?
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Japanese fountain pens: made for your write hand
A quick opener, for anyone who’s not into fountain pens. People who are into fountain pens love them as much
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