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Life in Japan 

Kuuchoufuku aircon jackets: we’re big fans of this clever way to stay cool in summer

August 12, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments air conditioning, aircon, clothes, cooling, Culture Shock, gadgets. inventions, japan, japanese fashion, kuchoufuku, kuuchofuku, kuuchoufuku, Shopping Spotlight, summer, trend, Trending, workwear

When that humid, stupid hot Japanese summer hits, we need all the help we can get. Those mini portable hand

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Life in Japan 

Smart Potato Chips: the new way Japanese screen junkies eat junk food

August 5, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, food, gadgets. inventions, potato chips, Smart Potato Chips, smartphone, tech, Trending

We’ve all been there: trying to eat from a bag of potato chips and scroll on our phones at the

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Otaku Life 

Get smart or get wet: Quizroid Hitoshi

July 15, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments batsu game, gadgets. inventions, games, kawaii, luck, lucky, parties, quiz, quizmaster, Quizroid Hitoshi, robot, robots, toys, weird Japan

He’s a mini quiz master robot – one that shows no mercy. The 10cm tall Quizroid Hitoshi is ready to

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Life in Japan Shopping Spotlight 

Wemo wearable memos: ‘handy’ reusable notepads

February 28, 2019July 22, 2022 Kei 0 Comments ballpoint pens, convenience, Culture Shock, gadgets. inventions, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, memos, notebook, pens, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, to-do list, wearable memo, weird Japan, wemo, writing, Zebra

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

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Shopping Spotlight 

Thanks for the weird gadgets: we check out Thanko Rare Mono Shop

December 18, 2017July 25, 2022 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, gadgets. inventions, japan, japan proxy shopping, japanese, merch, shopping, Thanko, weird Japan, zakka

Finding Japanese online shops that sell weird stuff is like our hobby. We’re always looking for the strangest inventions and

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