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Krispy Kreme Japan Adds Cute Anime-style Horse Doughnut to Their Range at One Store Only

  • Category:Gourmet
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There’s just one store in the world that sells these and they’re available for eight days only.
Amongst all the cute home-grown sweets in Japan, Krispy Kreme has emerged with its own arsenal of adorable edibles, bringing out doughnuts shaped like Santa Claus and a snowman for Christ...

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Restaurant And Event Space Opens Underneath Shimokitazawa Railway Viaduct

  • Category:Spot
JAPAN TRENDS
 
A new stage in the redevelopment of the beloved Setagaya district of Shimokitazawa includes a restaurant and event space opening under the railway tracks.
In a similar way to how the western areas of Tokyo along the Chuo Line are somewhat defined by their use of the raised railway ...

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Otani Strong-arms Fighters Past Giants

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Japan News
It wasn’t a one-man show for two-way star Shohei Otani of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, but he certainly had center stage all to himself when he fired a 163-kph pitch in an interleague win on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.
The fourth-year player, who got the start on th...

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Japanese Stationery Now Sprouts Herbs in Your Garden with The Blooming Pencil

  • Category:Flower
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Once its life as a pencil is over, this innovative piece of stationery will colour your garden by blooming into a variety of edible plants.
From Minecraft erasers to iced tea-scented pens and pretty bow-trimmed rubber bands, Japanese stationery has always fascinated us with its unus...

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Children’s “Randoseru” Backpacks Star in Japanese Ad Campaign With Whimsical Victorian Vibe

  • Category:Shopping
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We bet your school backpacks were never this haute CUTEoure.
In Japan, the randoseru is a symbol of childhood. Children carry one of these hardy leather backpacks for all six years of elementary school, and they range from “quite pricey” to “eye-wateringly expensive”, depending on t...

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Kirin Greeting Namacha Campaign Accused of Racism

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Oh, dear. A big Japanese corporation has done it again: made a marketing campaign that is causing offense to some.
Kirin is promoting its recently relaunched tea product Namacha with a new online campaign called Greeting Namacha.
It is themed around Japanese greetings, which it say...

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Mie Produce Gets a Global Audience

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The Yomiuri Shimbun
TSU — Many specialties from Mie Prefecture were featured in the dinner served Thursday to participants at the Ise-Shima Group of Seven summit, giving local producers hope that some of their area’s best elements will be promoted to the rest of the world.
The le...

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Elmo and Sesame Street-themed Cafe Now Open in Harajuku

  • Category:Cafe
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Themed cafes and pop-ups are the new bread and butter of Tokyo marketing.
Following Sega’s Puyopuyo!! Quest cafe, the Sailor Moon cafe, and the Miffy cafe, this latest example turns to a foreign franchise best known for its colorful, cuddly characters.
 
The Elmo to Yukai na Nakama...

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Join NERV’s Godzilla Division with Bags, Keychains and Storage Bins

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Anime News Network’s merchandise coverage sponsored by Tokyo Otaku Mode.The only organization strong enough to take on all the Godzilla and Unit 01 crossover merchandise is U.N. NERV’s Anti-Godzilla Division. The specialized unit has a modified logo, replacing NERV’s maple leaf with...

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S.H. Monster Arts Kou Kyou Kyoku Godzilla 1989 Recreates Rare Kaiju Look

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
As we get closer to the release of the new Japanese Godzilla movie, Godzilla Resurgence, this summer in domestic theaters, expect a heap of tie-in merchandise.
 
So far, the best we have seen is the S.H. Monster Arts Kou Kyou Kyoku Godzilla 1989 by Tamashii Nations.
 
Part of the K...

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