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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Event review: Lego ‘Piece of Peace’ exhibition in Osaka
We know, we know it’s not Japanese. But Osaka’s got the Legoland Discovery Centre at Tenpozan, that totally counts. (The
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Origami: what’ll fold first, the paper or you?
Origami’s for people who have time and patience to spare. Put in the effort, and you’ll be proud of what
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T-shirts you can see from space: Japan fashion trends, spring/summer 2018
Every season brings new fashion ideas and trend items. Japan, which is world famous for having 4 distinct seasons, changes
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Flavours of the month: Japan-exclusive KitKats
KitKats. Not the most Japanese thing ever. Or so you’d think. Japan’s where you can find some of the weirdest,
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Hina Matsuri: tally of the dolls
In almost any other country, a doll festival would sound… sorta creepy. How does Japan get away with it? Same
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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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