BKK48 (48 hours in Bangkok): Japan Expo in Thailand, 2018
Japan Expo Thailand is – combined with Japan Festa Bangkok – Asia’s biggest celebration of all things Japanese. Half a million
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Buying stuff from Japan online, ¥¥¥ or nah: DEJAPAN proxy shopping survey results
Japan proxy shopping. Not something loads of people know about. But the people who do… have reeeeal strong opinions on
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Dreams Incorporated: how big’s your imagination?
Our non-stop search for weird, cute and interesting Japanese brands leads us to Dreams. We’re still awake – that’s the name
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Bandai’s Carddass cards: gamifying anime
Carddass. A word that fans of Bandai franchises should know, even if they’re not 100% sure what it means. It’s
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Fukubukuro lucky bags 2018: Village Vanguard, McDonald’s, Mister Donut, and Flying Tiger
A new year’s when your luck for the next 12 months is decided. Many people visit a temple or shrine
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Saying goodbye to Swimmer: a final haul
In early June 2017, kawaii zakka chain Swimmer shocked everyone by announcing they’d be closing in January 2018. It wasn’t
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300 yen discount on the Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours memorial T-shirt – only with DEJAPAN
Hi! Kei from DEJAPAN here again, bringing you… well, not exactly another contest. This is a bit exclusive, but we’re
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Have a nice claup: Japan’s funniest English-inspired brand names
Every day, we learn new names for things in Japanese. Some of them are… well, we don’t think anyone asked
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Genderless-kei bags and backpacks: do you know Anello?
The people of Osaka have a brand new bag. Trend-setting backpack and tote bag brand Anello recently opened their global flagship
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Thanks for the weird gadgets: we check out Thanko Rare Mono Shop
Finding Japanese online shops that sell weird stuff is like our hobby. We’re always looking for the strangest inventions and
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