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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Re-ment: cuteness in the palm of your hand
Blind boxes are a type of kawaii lucky dip. You know what the full set looks like, but not what’s
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Buy designer (Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermes, Prada) goods from Japan on Yahoo! Auctions
When you think of big, high fashion brand names, like Louis Vuitton and Chanel, do you think of Japan? Shrug,
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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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Hey, waifu, I’m home: Gatebox, the kawaii 3D virtual assistant
We know you’ve thought about it. About what your life’d be like if you had a waifu waiting at home.
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Move over, wasabi: really REALLY sour Japanese snacks and drinks
There’s Japanese food, and then there’s food you can only get in Japan. Like snacks and food so spicy, you’ll
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Japan’s fun and popular mid-range makeup: Canmake cosmetics
Japan’s known for a massive variety of beauty and skincare products. Sunscreen, face masks, Hada Labo, horse oil (yeah, we know),
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For everything you didn’t think of yet: unique lifestyle goods by King Jim
The reigning champion for strange-but-useful home/office supplies is King Jim. You thought BIBILAB was weird… you thought Dreams Inc. was
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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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Win a gold medal in buying from Japan: order from the Tokyo 2020 online shop with DEJAPAN
Hey, the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo aren’t all that far off, huh? Maybe living in Japan makes us heavily
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