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Whole Love Kyoto: something old (and Japanese), something new (and Japanese)

September 2, 2019August 28, 2019 Kei 0 Comments Chochin Cap, Hanao Shoes, hand towel, ice cream, ice cream spoon, japan, japan proxy shopping, Kyoto, lacquerware, made in japan, online shopping, Osaka, postcards, proxy shopping, proxy shopping service, tenugui, traditions, urushi, weird Japan, Whole Love Kyoto

Kyoto – the traditional, historical and pretty escape from Osaka’s loud neon life. If you want an escape from that,

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Ningen Works: are we humans, or are we baka?

August 29, 2019August 23, 2019 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, events, Facebook, internet, memes, New Year, Ningen Works, omotenashi, Osaka, social media, traditions, trend, Trending, Twitter, websites, weird Japan

If new Ningen Works inventions are anything to go by, we’ve all got the potential to be geniuses. Brainstorming upgraded

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Play with your food: the Kaitai Puzzle series

August 19, 2019August 9, 2019 Kei 0 Comments chicken, cow, crab, fish, japan, Kaitai Puzzle, kurobuta, puzzles, sashimi, toys, tuna, weird Japan, yakiniku, yakitori

At some restaurants that offer a lot of meat options, you need to pay attention to which bit of an

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Get smart or get wet: Quizroid Hitoshi

July 15, 2019July 9, 2019 Kei 0 Comments batsu game, gadgets. inventions, games, kawaii, luck, lucky, parties, quiz, quizmaster, Quizroid Hitoshi, robot, robots, toys, weird Japan

He’s a mini quiz master robot – one that shows no mercy. The 10cm tall Quizroid Hitoshi is ready to

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Ninja Trainer: yes, you can try out this shuriken throwing kit at home

June 27, 2019June 17, 2019 Kei 0 Comments Culture Shock, japan, ninja, ninja trainer, ninjutsu, shinobi, shopping, shuriken, shurikenjutsu, throwing stars, weird Japan

At some time in our lives, we’ve all thought about how cool it’d be if we woke up as a

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Eat your sushi with more style: dip into the world of ‘stand out’ soy sauce plates

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Kei 0 Comments animals, cats, dining, Disney, dogs, food, Gundam, kabuki, Kirby, kitchen goods, Life in Japan, plates, soy sauce, super mario, sushi, weird Japan

Soy sauce – or ‘shoyu’ (醤油), as we call it – adds that something extra to Japanese foods like ramen

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LOVOT: Love x Robot = a sentient hug pillow

May 23, 2019May 15, 2019 Kei 0 Comments AI, camera, Furby, GROOVE X, hug pillow, hugs, japan, kawaii, love, LOVOT, robotics, robots, smartphone, tech, weird Japan

A little love can change the world. That’s what the GROOVE X website says – and they’re the ones who

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Seiri-chan: Japan’s idea of a ‘period drama’ manga

April 29, 2019April 24, 2019 Kei 0 Comments japan, japanese, kawaii, manga, menstruation, Period-chan, periods, Seiri-chan, TV, TV & Movies, weird Japan

If you have periods, we hope they’re okay to deal with. PMS, heavy/irregular flow, cramps, chocolate cravings, and the many

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Bid if you dare: the worst and weirdest ‘used’ items on Yahoo! Auctions Japan

April 25, 2019April 10, 2019 Kei 0 Comments auctions, japan proxy shopping, proxy shopping, proxy shopping service, shopping, Shopping Spotlight, weird Japan, yahoo auctions, Yahoo!

When we say you can find and bid on almost anything on Yahoo! Auctions Japan, we mean it. We’ve seen

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Get to work on an egg: the Ultimate MYO mayonnaise maker

March 28, 2019March 22, 2019 Kei 0 Comments egg, japan, Japanese food, Kewpie, mayo, mayonnaise, Mayonnaise Honpo, mixer, Ultimate MYO, Ultimate NTO, Ultimate TKG, weird Japan

In November 2018, we told you about the Ultimate NTO natto mixing machine. The ‘Ultimate’ food mixer range is back,

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