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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Rose of Versailles makeup: paint your face like one of those French girls
On the list of ‘most iconic manga and anime ever’ (and ‘most iconic yuri manga and anime ever’), Rose of
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Japan Total Mad Feast Stage Keren: Osaka’s crazy, multi-cultural tourist attraction
There’s a new show in town, that town being our home (and technically a city): Osaka, Japan. And it’s a
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It’s like a zoo in here: 15 weird BE@RBRICKS
Some trends that start in Japan are hard to explain. Like super fake tan ‘ganguro’ style, or wearing herbal pads
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Yoshimoto Shinkigeki: 60 years of laughter in Osaka
Not all Japanese comedy’s performed by manzai duos, or solo superstars. Some of Japan’s longest-running gags need a whole team
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Oshushi da yo: from pencil sketches on Twitter to a ‘Cool Japan’ kawaii brand
When we think of sushi, we think of those conveyor belt restaurants. Colour-coded plates of raw fish on rice, going
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Fandom lasts forever: iconic anime that’s older than you think
Think back to when you first became an anime weeb. How long ago was it? It’s okay if you can’t
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Wemo wearable memos: ‘handy’ reusable notepads
The ‘Notes’ app on smartphones killed that tradition of writing important stuff down on the back of your hand. But
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Fun hanko stamps: if you like it, you should put your name on it
A signature? What’s one of those again? For many things in Japan – at the bank, signing for packages, putting
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Move over, Cinderella: ‘Emma’ glass slippers
99.9% chance it’s a copyright thing… Anyway, these not-quite-Cinderella shoes by Japanese maker Nakamura Glass are called the ‘Emma’ range
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