Popin Cookin: play with your food!
Kracie’s ‘Popin Cookin’ sweets range is like sugary DIY for kids. It’s also for adults who love cute, strange, delicious
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Culture Shock
Culture Shock
Unko Kanji Drill: get sh*t hot at writing Japanese
Learning kanji is tough – whether you’re trying to read or write it. Mastering kanji is a tricky step on
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Shopping Spotlight: LOFT, the peak of variety goods
The loft is usually where you find hidden, maybe forgotten gems. Like a dusty box of Christmas decorations, or a
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Fandom DIY: how to make and use an ita bag
Signal your fan status loud and proud with a customised ita bag! You’ve gotta know about the legendary ‘itasha’ cars
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Kitan Club: weird Japan in a plastic nutshell
We can think of several variety goods shops to hit up for weird Japanese stuff and unique souvenirs. Village Vanguard is
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The Lottery of Zelda: the legend of 7-11
You’ve heard of pachinko. You know about game centres. You’ve seen people scooping up goldfish and coloured balls at summer
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Cute stress relief: yay for squishies!
Life can be stressful sometimes. What you need… is a squishy. “I shall call him squishy” Before fidget spinners came along,
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Nendoroids: 3D chibis you can totally boop
Anime and character figures can really vary. On one end of the scale, you’ve got the ones that defy physics.
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The iDOLM@STER: tour goods roundup!
(Update: pre-orders for all items on this page are now closed. Check Yahoo! Auctions Japan listings on our website for
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Reviewed: Ghost in the Shell, 2017
Japan got the new Ghost in the Shell movie a week later than most countries did. Our side of the
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