Lucky Bags

Village Vanguard tries to tickle us pink with a Pink Lucky Bag

Our love-hate relationship with the popular store continues.

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What’s inside Starbucks Japan’s fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?

A bundle so sought after we had to resort to unprecedented methods to get one. 

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How lucky are the themed retro video game lucky bags from this shop in the Tokyo boonies?

Love, conquest, existence, and gatherings.

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Things get heavy with the Gold Lucky Bag from Village Vanguard

All that is gold does not glitter.

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The Purple Lucky Bag from Village Vanguard is an extra-large waste of money

It really puts the “fuk” and “u” back into “fukubukuro.”

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Rakuten randomly offers 58 New Year’s osechi feasts in Japan, but did we get a star or a dud?

Will Ikuna go big or go home with her New Year’s feast this year?

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Village Vanguard’s most expensive Black Lucky Bag sets an ominous tone for 2026

I see a bag of goods and it’s all painted black.

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Japanese thug wear from Birth Japan perfect for those breaking bad next year

Becoming a Japanese street tough might just be the change of pace you need.

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What’s inside the McDonald’s Japan fukubukuro lucky bag for 2026?

Join us as we take a pre-sale sneak peek at what the brand will be serving up for lucky customers at New Year. 

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Sanrio lucky bag gives you cute My Melody and Kumori merch, all your money back in burgers coupons

If you like Sanrio and hamburgers, there’s really no reason not to snag this fukubukuro.

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Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag bundle, pre-order lottery opens tomorrow

Starbucks gets a jump on Japan’s fukubukuro New Year’s tradition.

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Lucky leaping leopards! It’s the fukubukuro for Osaka ladies and now men too

Ride the tiger!

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Japan’s Poop Lucky Bag is a sack of crap, but is it the good kind?

Unco Inc.’s bundle includes a card that could come in very handy in certain circumstances.

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We delight in the gastronomic treasures we found in the Hokkaido Umaimonokan lucky bag

This lucky bag was the perfect example of how the annual New Year’s deal can truly expand your horizons–not to mention, your soup skills.

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What’s in the KFC Japan fukubukuro lucky bag?

The Colonel gives us more than we bargained for, despite a year of rising costs.

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Starbucks Japan saves the best for last in our fukubukuro lucky bag haul

We finally have a winner.

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Village Vanguard possibly tops its own record for most useless junk in a lucky bag this year

The bar was set very low, but we still managed to clear this pointless game of limbo.

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Starbucks Japan’s Lucky Bag #3: A fukubukuro surprise we weren’t expecting

You win some, you lose some, and it’s all in the luck of the bag.

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Lingerie lucky bag from Japan’s Peach John includes anime cosplay bra/panty set, maybe by accident

Intentional or not, there’s one anime icon we’ll always think of when we see this intimate apparel.

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There’s an official PlayStation lucky bag, but what’s inside?【Photos】

Official pop-up shop opens as part of PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebration, and its fukubukuro is a tremendous value.

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