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Department stores and supermarkets are about to begin a full-scale sales war over osechi New Year’s meals, focusing on Western cuisine to attract young people who tend to shy away from traditional Japanese dishes.
Osechi with small portions for a smaller number of people also are...

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The tiny details and awesome, original extras take these three-tiered meals out of the traditional world and to a galaxy far, far away.
 
New Year’s in Japan is the time for osechi ryori, a collection of traditional foods imbued with special meanings which are believed to bring luck...

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The anime star is always emotionally supportive, and now he’ll support your wrists, too.
This year, Premium Bandai, the upscale arm of anime merchandiser Bandai, has been rolling out a number of PC cushions shaped like adorable icons of Japanese animation and otaku culture. We’ve al...

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This popular product on Amazon could help you protect your precious pet from the summer heat.
Summer’s in full swing and the days just keep getting warmer. As we humans continually search for new ways to enjoy the beautiful weather without melting, sometimes we forget that our felin...

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The forged steel accessories are taken from various parts of a blade created by a master swordsmith.
From katana coasters to samurai-style sheaths for umbrellas, and even an anime featuring anthropomorphised blades as hot male characters, there’s never a dull moment for sword enthus...

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Stamp that paperwork in style with these pawesome personalized stamps!
In many ways, Japan is a super high-tech country. Robots like Pepper trundle around offering guidance, and the Shinkansen bullet train travels at speeds most other countries can only dream of.
In other ways, th...

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When you’re not out protecting the world, you deserve a spot of tea.
Neon Genesis Evangelion continues to be an enduring mega-hit. Within the last year we’ve had a Shinkansen, themed cafés and Godzilla crossovers. For the more subtle fan, it’s sometimes hard to find a piece of merch...

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Drinking is a time for cute company in Japan.
Japanese gacha capsule toy vending machines come filled with such a large number of cute and unusual toys and accessories it can often be hard to decide which ones to put your hard-earned coins into. This summer, capsule toy producer Kit...

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Rain or shine, any day is a good day to use this umbrella.
Makers Design Complicity and Usual Design came together with a concept to create an umbrella that would give the impression and feel of taking cover from the elements under the boughs of trees, be it rain or relentless sunsh...

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Now you can practice your master swordsmanship skills with chopsticks and a miniature ceramic opponent.
The Japanese martial art of kendo, or “the way of the sword“, can be traced back to the days of the ancient samurai, when, during a time of peace at the beginning of the 17th cent...

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