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Fashion Brand Dsquared2 Reveals New Samurai Armor-Inspired Line-up

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These unique fall designs with an ancient Japanese flair were one of the highlights of the recent Milan RTW Fashion Show.
Following last year’s fall/winter line that drew inspiration from the Wild West, this February fashion label Dsquared2 presented a modern take on feudal Japanese...

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Twist-cap Matcha Is The Freshest Bottle Of Tea You’ll Ever Get At a Japanese Convenience Store

  • Category:Gourmet
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Clever design lets you easily prepare a cup of tea just before you drink it.
Any convenience store in Japan is well-stocked with bottles of green tea, and some brands are extremely tasty. Still, there’s no escaping the fact that these bottled options don’t represent a freshly made c...

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Hiroshi Fujiwara Opens Concept Store in Ginza Underground Parking Lot

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Musician and fashion guru Hiroshi Fujiwara opened a new concept store, The Park-Ing Ginza, in an underground parking lot on March 24th.
 
The parking lot is located underneath the Sony Building at the Ginza-Sukiyabashi intersection on the edge of Ginza. The new store can be found o...

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Lyric Speaker Displays Song Lyrics In Real Time With Matching Graphics

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
What were the lyrics to that song? Know this in real time with the Lyric Speaker, which displays the lyrics to songs it plays through a neat interface in the speaker itself.
The lyrics are shown automatically in beautiful motion graphics, in sync with the actual song you are playin...

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Starbucks Is Giving Japan Alcoholic “Frappuccinos”

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Tokyo location’s new blended ice beverages have a kick, but not from caffeine.
Right now, Starbucks Japan is trumpeting the imminent opening of the very first Japanese branch of Starbucks Evenings, the coffee giant’s spinoff chain that serves alcoholic beverages along with cheeses, ...

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No Electricity Required For This Elegant Natural Humidifier From Japan

  • Category:Nature
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It’s simple, eco-friendly and takes its cues from nature when keeping your house from getting too dry.
In the dry months of winter or in places that don’t have much humidity, it’s probably a good idea to invest in a humidifier. Without one, people can suffer from symptoms such as ch...

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Tokyo Dressmaker Crafts Gorgeous Wedding Gowns From Old Kimono Fabric

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Can’t choose between wearing a dress or a kimono at your wedding? Thanks to this Tokyo-based garment maker, you don’t entirely have to.
Planning a wedding involves a ton of decisions, regardless of what country you’re holding it in. Brides in Japan, though, have one extra choice to ...

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Maker Culture Spaces Booming in Tokyo

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Maker culture spaces, fab labs and hackerspaces have been springing up all over Tokyo in recent years, offering designers (both established professionals and aspiring amateurs) the chance to share ideas and skills, either through organized workshops or by dint of working in the sam...

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McDonald’s Japan Releases Brand New Matcha McFlurry For a Limited Time

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The new McFlurry comes filled with traditional Japanese flavours.
Back in 2013, McDonald’s Japan released the Matcha Oreo McFlurry, which blended rich vanilla ice cream with powdered green tea and crunchy chocolate biscuit pieces. The mix was so popular it returned for an encore sea...

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Sharp Plasmacluster Katori Kuusei Cleanses Air, Catches Mosquitoes

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japanese homes are not the largest of places so any appliance that combines more than one function is going to be popular.
Sharp’s Plasmacluster Mosquito Catcher Air Purifier Katori Kuusei does just that. It cleanses the air using Sharp’s patented Plasmacluster ion technology but a...

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