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Japan’s pro baseball mascots: 6 to cheer on

DEJAPAN Staff / January 14, 2019

Japan is obsessed with mascot characters. Mascots are the ‘there’s an app for that’ of Japanese culture. Anything you can […]

DEJAPAN Staff / January 10, 2019

New Year’s Day brings the shrine visits and the lucky bags. The only 2 reasons not to stay home under

Spend a little time on the DEJAPAN homepage, and you’ll see the ‘Store Shopping’ tab. Hover on that, look at

Sure, if you go by the Chinese new year starting in early Feb, we’re not there yet. But Japan started

DEJAPAN Staff / December 20, 2018

In September 1998, a new style of game popped up in arcades. A dancing game, to test your rhythm –

DEJAPAN Staff / December 17, 2018

Come and sit by the fireplace, and we’ll tell you a legendary tale. A tale of toys that were compatible

DEJAPAN Staff / December 13, 2018

Yeah, there’s a real cosmetics line out there called FIVEISM x THREE. (The X is said out loud as ‘by’,

DEJAPAN Staff / December 10, 2018

Our ranking of every Heisei-era Kamen Rider continues – and ends – this week. Go back and read part 1

DEJAPAN Staff / December 3, 2018

As of May 2019, the Heisei era comes to an end. And with it, the Heisei era of Kamen Riders.

DEJAPAN Staff / November 29, 2018

Japan’s a country where you can experience a singing, light-up toilet… and squat over a hole in the ground… in

DEJAPAN Staff / November 26, 2018

There’s never been any rule saying that ‘functional’ has to be ‘boring’. And we’re glad. Having Motif accessories and stuff

DEJAPAN Staff / November 22, 2018

If there’s a Japanese food that divides people more than any other, it’s gotta be natto. You know what that