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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 […]

Think back to when you first became an anime weeb. How long ago was it? It’s okay if you can’t

DEJAPAN Staff / February 28, 2019

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

DEJAPAN Staff / February 25, 2019

A signature? What’s one of those again? For many things in Japan – at the bank, signing for packages, putting

DEJAPAN Staff / February 21, 2019

99.9% chance it’s a copyright thing… Anyway, these not-quite-Cinderella shoes by Japanese maker Nakamura Glass are called the ‘Emma’ range

DEJAPAN Staff / February 11, 2019

You might’ve heard the name ‘Kosaka Cocona’ before. Sounds like a J-idol name, or an anime character, right? Close, but

DEJAPAN Staff / February 7, 2019

One’s an egg with zero motivation. The other one’s a former Johnny’s boy group member who went solo. What do

DEJAPAN Staff / February 4, 2019

Every morning, before we come to the DEJAPAN office, we make sure to brush our teeth. (It’s good hygiene, kids.)

DEJAPAN Staff / January 31, 2019

Are you over 6 years old, and feeling kinda lonely? Get to know the Awamoko foam pen – plus all

DEJAPAN Staff / January 24, 2019

There are times when something’s so bad, it’s good again. Dasa-kawa comes from 2 Japanese words with near opposite meanings.

DEJAPAN Staff / January 21, 2019

Find out how you’d look in a traditional Japanese kimono… if you were super short and had grey hair. 3D

DEJAPAN Staff / January 17, 2019

It’s common in Japan – even more in winter – to see people wearing cotton or gauze masks over their