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Funk up your Japanese figure collection: join the Daruma Club

August 14, 2017July 25, 2022 DEJ Customer Service 0 Comments anime figures, daruma, Daruma Club, figures, hit anime, japan, japanese, merch, traditions

We’ve already explained a bunch of different types of figures. There’s one we didn’t cover yet: Daruma Club. What does

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Life in Japan So Kawaii! 

Our top ‘practical kawaii’ bento decorations

June 29, 2017July 25, 2022 DEJ Customer Service 0 Comments bento, crafts, DIY, japan, onigiri, traditions, Trending

At some point, making bento boxes became less like lunch prep and more like art class. It can be as

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Life in Japan 

Japan’s weirdest Father’s Day presents

June 16, 2017July 25, 2022 DEJ Customer Service 0 Comments Father's Day, japan, merch, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, traditions, Trending

June 18th is Father’s Day in a lot of countries. Including Japan, the UK, the USA, Canada, Singapore, and Hong

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Life in Japan Shopping Spotlight 

Bean plates and Moominware: the world of Amabro

May 4, 2017July 25, 2022 DEJ Customer Service 0 Comments Amabro, arita, bizen, echizen, gosai, hajiki, japan, kutani, Miffy, Moomins, shopping, sometsuke, traditions

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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Life in Japan 

Hanami: spring, sakura, and sake

April 10, 2017July 25, 2022 DEJ Customer Service 0 Comments Culture Shock, hanami, japan, Osaka, sakura, traditions

Spring in Japan means sakura. And the arrival of sakura blossoms on the trees is a great excuse to get

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Life in Japan 

White Day – making Japanese women wait a month for chocolate

March 13, 2017July 25, 2022 DEJ Customer Service 0 Comments chocolate, japan, traditions, valentine's day, white day

It’s been a month since Valentine’s Day. The choco-mania in Japan isn’t over by a long shot. Get your tastebuds

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