‘Side quests and paid DLC’: add videogame merch from Japan to your inventory
Think about your favourite videogames of all time. (We’ll wait, go on.) How many of them were made in Japan?
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Japanese life on a budget: our 100-yen store haul
100-yen stores in Japan are like pound shops in the UK, or dollar stores in the US. The exchange rate’s
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Japanese fountain pens: made for your write hand
A quick opener, for anyone who’s not into fountain pens. People who are into fountain pens love them as much
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Sugoi kawaii, kuso yabai: cool stuff to buy from Japan online
Japan can be weird. We should know, we live here. And we think that’s because this country’s got cool stuff
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Smell like a unicorn, ufufu: Vasilisa perfumes & scents
Watch enough Japanese variety TV shows, and/or the commercials in between, and you’ll know about Rola. It’s safe to say
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Maison de Reefur: House of pink and glamour
The Daikanyama area of Tokyo is home to a rare Maison de Reefur shop in Japan. This exclusive boutique keeps
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From chibi to collector’s edition: the many types of Japanese figures
The struggle to prove that our favourite game or anime character really exists is constant. Some of us snuggle up
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Wakka wakka wow: Pac-Man Ginza Style
Pac-Man and one of Ginza’s poshest department stores aren’t 2 things you’d put together. And then someone did. Pac-Man Ginza
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Poop, poop everywhere: Unko Kanji Drills in Ikebukuro Namja Town
The Namja Town area in Ikebukuro is… for kids. And their parents. It’s a massive playground with interactive games and
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Turning Yokohama yellow: Pikachu Outbreak in Japan, summer 2017
The summer ‘Pikachu Outbreak’ event’s been ‘a thing’ for a couple years now. ‘A thing’ as in the biggest, craziest
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