Yoshimoto Shinkigeki: 60 years of laughter in Osaka
Not all Japanese comedy’s performed by manzai duos, or solo superstars. Some of Japan’s longest-running gags need a whole team
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Shopping Spotlight: Fril
For a country that seems like it’s always on the phone, Japan hasn’t got many ‘buy and sell’ smartphone apps.
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Become an online shopping shinobi: Japanese ninja goods
Remember that fake news story about a Japanese city taking ninja applications? Over 100 people (from 20+ countries!) sent their
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This is a pencil: hand-drawn illustrations by Tomoya Mizoguchi
Y’know those cute designs you see all over Japanese goods? There’s a high chance they came from the mind (and sketchpad)
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Wave those arms in the air: Wakirina armpit care
We’ve all done it. Stood there in front of the mirror, holding our arms up. Looked, and looked, from every
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Ultra Detail Figures: quality mini collections that deserve your attention
We’ve gone over different types of figures before – but we didn’t cover Ultra Detail Figures. And with an epic
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DEJAPAN proxy shopping for business users
We’ve got a lot of love and respect for resellers. Buying all that cool stuff and not keeping it for
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Samantha Kingz: royally stylish bags and wallets
So, maybe you’ve heard of Samantha Thavasa. ‘Big in Japan’, but not as a foreign talent, or the wife of
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K-pop group goods you can only get from Japan: BTS, TWICE, EXO and more
Japan loves K-Pop as much as you do. That’s why they call it the Hallyu Wave – the thing about
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Overnight skin sensation: Ashirira detox foot pads
Detox, through the soles of your feet, overnight. Yep, this one’s weird even by Japan standards. Time to let you
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