Yuichiro ‘Jienotsu’ Nagashima: Japan’s kickboxing otaku cosplayer
At some point in our lives in Japan, we’ve all asked ourselves an important question: Could we take down a
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Unko: Japan’s weird obsession with poop-themed stuff
Japan’s a country where you can experience a singing, light-up toilet… and squat over a hole in the ground… in
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Become an online shopping shinobi: Japanese ninja goods
Remember that fake news story about a Japanese city taking ninja applications? Over 100 people (from 20+ countries!) sent their
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Cospa: cosplay and anime goods on Amazon Japan
If you want anime-themed clothes, accessories and random lifestyle goods, you check out Cospa. Merch that anime fans can’t live
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Literally cats in hats: necos cat cosplay zakka
When you love cats and you love cosplay, combining the 2 makes sense. Someone else put that idea into action
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Lights, chicken, action: Christmas in Osaka (Japan), 2017
Merry Christmas! Or whatever you celebrate. (Or happy holidays, if you’re not religious. It’s all cool with us.) Christmas in
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Scary Saturday: Halloween in Osaka, Japan, 2017
You’ll hear people say Japan has 4 unique seasons. It’s sorta true. Autumn starts September 1st. No ifs, no buts.
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Don’t sew, just go and geek out: cosplay stuff you can (and should) buy pre-made
Not all cosplay outfits are created equal. Not by the cosplayer, anyway. Some people love spending hours crafting, stitching, and
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Dressed to kill, kinda: anime & game battle outfits real people could never fight in
The great thing about manga, anime and video games is that they don’t always have to be realistic. Sometimes they
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How to use a Japan proxy shopping service when you can’t read Japanese
Language barriers can be hilarious – sometimes. Like when you’re on a train in a foreign country, and there’s a
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