Dasa-kawa fashion: uncool-cute looks you can’t take your eyes off
There are times when something’s so bad, it’s good again. Dasa-kawa comes from 2 Japanese words with near opposite meanings. […]
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ChibiHime: become a tiny 3D kimono princess
Find out how you’d look in a traditional Japanese kimono… if you were super short and had grey hair. 3D
Sickness prevention face masks: a Japan thing, or a safety thing, or both?
It’s common in Japan – even more in winter – to see people wearing cotton or gauze masks over their
Japan’s pro baseball mascots: 6 to cheer on
Japan is obsessed with mascot characters. Mascots are the ‘there’s an app for that’ of Japanese culture. Anything you can
Fukubukuro ‘lucky bag’ haul 2019: sweetness, sand, snacks, and salt
New Year’s Day brings the shrine visits and the lucky bags. The only 2 reasons not to stay home under
Japan Craft: practical and beautiful
Spend a little time on the DEJAPAN homepage, and you’ll see the ‘Store Shopping’ tab. Hover on that, look at
2019: the Chinese (and Japanese, by default) year of the pig
Sure, if you go by the Chinese new year starting in early Feb, we’re not there yet. But Japan started
Can’t stop falling in love: Dance Dance Revolution’s 20th anniversary
In September 1998, a new style of game popped up in arcades. A dancing game, to test your rhythm –
Legendz Soul Dolls: from a time before Amiibos
Come and sit by the fireplace, and we’ll tell you a legendary tale. A tale of toys that were compatible
FIVEISM x THREE = makeup we can all enjoy
Yeah, there’s a real cosmetics line out there called FIVEISM x THREE. (The X is said out loud as ‘by’,
Kamen Rider: all Heisei riders, ranked (part 2)
Our ranking of every Heisei-era Kamen Rider continues – and ends – this week. Go back and read part 1
Kamen Rider: all Heisei riders, ranked (part 1)
As of May 2019, the Heisei era comes to an end. And with it, the Heisei era of Kamen Riders.