Flavours made for grown-ups: Japan’s ‘adult’ drinks, candy, and snacks
It’s Coming of Age Day (January 8th), Japan’s yearly celebration of young people reaching adulthood. To mark the day, we’re gonna
Read moreIt’s Coming of Age Day (January 8th), Japan’s yearly celebration of young people reaching adulthood. To mark the day, we’re gonna
Read moreIn early June 2017, kawaii zakka chain Swimmer shocked everyone by announcing they’d be closing in January 2018. It wasn’t
Read moreHi! Kei from DEJAPAN here again, bringing you… well, not exactly another contest. This is a bit exclusive, but we’re
Read moreEvery day, we learn new names for things in Japanese. Some of them are… well, we don’t think anyone asked
Read moreThe people of Osaka have a brand new bag. Trend-setting backpack and tote bag brand Anello recently opened their global flagship
Read moreFinding Japanese online shops that sell weird stuff is like our hobby. We’re always looking for the strangest inventions and
Read moreFashions in Japan – especially in Harajuku and Shibuya – are often ahead of the curve. Think like… mori girls,
Read moreThe winter months in Japan aren’t as cold as in some other countries. Well, it depends which bit of Japan
Read moreJapan’s got this image of being… kinda… stressed out. All the time. You’ve heard stories of salarymen working 14-hour days,
Read morePokemon Centres have saved our Pokemon (and our butts) many, many times – and they’re real-world lifelines for Poke-fans around
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