Dreaming Tropical Juice: Liz Lisa’s 2017 summer collection
To a lot of fashion lovers, Liz Lisa IS girly-kei. The brand’s popular with hime-kei, gyaru, and dolly-kei fans too.
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These Cav Empt T-shirts are weird, but we’d wear them
It goes without saying, but Japanese fashion trends can be really weird. We keep an eye on what the biggest,
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It’s easy to love Aqours – and Love Live! Sunshine!!
“There are 3 types of people in the world. Those who prefer Love Live!, those who prefer Love Live! Sunshine!!, and those
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Bean plates and Moominware: the world of Amabro
Your first thought for cool Japanese souvenirs isn’t likely to be pottery. Gotta save that hand luggage space for weird
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The iDOLM@STER: tour goods roundup!
(Update: pre-orders for all items on this page are now closed. Check Yahoo! Auctions Japan listings on our website for
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Shopping Spotlight: Village Vanguard
People talk about ‘weird Japan’. You know the stuff. Pachinko places, conveyor belt sushi restaurants, department stores that feel like
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POP TEAM EPIC POP UP SHOP
Every so often, a manga suddenly goes BOOM. It jumps straight into modern Japanese pop culture, so quick the ink’s hardly
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Exploring First Avenue Tokyo Station
Ah, Tokyo. It’s where most people arrive in (and leave) Japan. If you take a bullet train, your trip might
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Shopping Spotlight: Yahoo! Auctions Japan
“Ii no ka? Yahoo! Auctions!” Since 1998, Yahoo! has dominated online auction services in Japan. (I guess we’re writing a
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