Tenka Toitsu A to Z: the best BanDori lyrics for every mood
The bands in BanG Dream cover a bunch of genres. Roselia’s got that goth look going on, Poppin’ Party brings
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Culture Shock
Culture Shock
Overnight skin sensation: Ashirira detox foot pads
Detox, through the soles of your feet, overnight. Yep, this one’s weird even by Japan standards. Time to let you
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Mountains of talent and skill: Tajima Glass
Glass. When you think of traditional Japan souvenirs, maybe… low on the list. Unless you’ve heard about Tajima Glass. The
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Beef all day, oden all night: dieting trends direct from Japan
The food in Japan is awesome. Living in Osaka means we’ve got access to loads of it. For some reason,
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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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Hisoku character cosmetics: feel stylish in your anime-loving skin
Get deep enough into anime or video game fandom, and you’ll start doing weird things to support your faves. Y’know.
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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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Anta, baka?: Japan’s best April Fool’s Day pranks
In a world of ‘fake news’, April Fool’s Day can feel like another normal day. Japan’s in on the joke, in
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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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A Man Of Ultra: henshin your whole life
Yep, even superheroes need to dry their hair. Oh and by the way, you’re a superhero now. That’s the concept
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