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Move over, Cinderella: ‘Emma’ glass slippers

DEJAPAN Staff / February 21, 2019

99.9% chance it’s a copyright thing… Anyway, these not-quite-Cinderella shoes by Japanese maker Nakamura Glass are called the ‘Emma’ range […]

DEJAPAN Staff / February 18, 2019

Okay, so our intro to the Mario Party series was on the N64. Maybe you were that generation as well?

DEJAPAN Staff / February 11, 2019

You might’ve heard the name ‘Kosaka Cocona’ before. Sounds like a J-idol name, or an anime character, right? Close, but

DEJAPAN Staff / February 4, 2019

Every morning, before we come to the DEJAPAN office, we make sure to brush our teeth. (It’s good hygiene, kids.)

DEJAPAN Staff / January 31, 2019

Are you over 6 years old, and feeling kinda lonely? Get to know the Awamoko foam pen – plus all

DEJAPAN Staff / January 14, 2019

Japan is obsessed with mascot characters. Mascots are the ‘there’s an app for that’ of Japanese culture. Anything you can

DEJAPAN Staff / December 17, 2018

Come and sit by the fireplace, and we’ll tell you a legendary tale. A tale of toys that were compatible

DEJAPAN Staff / December 13, 2018

Yeah, there’s a real cosmetics line out there called FIVEISM x THREE. (The X is said out loud as ‘by’,

DEJAPAN Staff / November 29, 2018

Japan’s a country where you can experience a singing, light-up toilet… and squat over a hole in the ground… in

DEJAPAN Staff / November 26, 2018

There’s never been any rule saying that ‘functional’ has to be ‘boring’. And we’re glad. Having Motif accessories and stuff

DEJAPAN Staff / November 22, 2018

If there’s a Japanese food that divides people more than any other, it’s gotta be natto. You know what that

DEJAPAN Staff / November 12, 2018

Sitting down all day’s not good for you – so say those scary articles about healthy lifestyles. That’s bad news