shopping

We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint

One option in particular was so good, we’d buy one every year for the rest of our lives!

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Studio Ghibli’s truck from My Neighbour Totoro now available as die-cast Takara Tomy car

Jiji the cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service also gets its own moving vehicle.

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Our writer gets enticed by AliExpress’s reading-in-the-dark glasses…but do they really work?

Masanuki is drawn to high-beam eyes like a moth to a flame.

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Testing the automatic jump rope spinner from Akihabara’s Thanko

Coordination and fitness are just a hop, step, and jump away.

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Studio Ghibli now sells plush toys seen on Howl’s bed from Howl’s Moving Castle

Cuddle up to the same cute plushies seen in the anime movie!

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Online marketplace ZenPlus’ new big seller with overseas otaku: Untranslated manga

ZenPlus says interest in Japanese-language manga from fans outside Japan is skyrocketing, but why?

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The new Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is packed with entertainment, food, and drinks–with one caveat

Just maybe don’t look out the window on the 10th floor.

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Our Japanese reporter tries a top-rated face mask on Amazon in the U.S.

Face/Off against pollen and aerosols.

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Kagawa Prefecture becoming Slowpoke Paradise this spring

So…much…Slowpoke.

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We find, and try, the next step in pillow technology on Amazon Japan

Steps can go in either direction, you know.

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Fender to open first-ever flagship store in Harajuku this summer

A store that encourages everyone to be picky.

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The top 10 most surprising rest stops in Japan, as picked by a Japanese “Rest Stop Maniac”

Yes, there are otaku for highway rest stops, too! 

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Lawson convenience stores up-sizing several items by 47 percent, but for the same price, for February

The move is intended to provide relief from rising prices.

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Curses for sale on Japan’s leading flea market site Mercari

Damnation delivered right to your door.

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Japanese sweets box from Amazon Japan is a treasure trove of dagashi nostalgia

A treasure chest filled with cute and nostalgic Japanese sweets!

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Plant fukubukuro turns our apartment into an indoor garden for New Year

An unusual Japanese lucky bag that’s bloomin’ marvellous.

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Japanese food court cream puff chain has 1-hour lineups for lucky bags

Everyone wants a piece of Beard Papa this New Year’s.

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Air from 2022 for sale on Japanese flea market app Mercari

Start the new year off with some great deals on vintage air!

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Studio Ghibli fukubukuro lucky bag is a sell-out hit in Japan at New Year

Our best Ghibli merchandise haul to date!

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Thanko’s lucky bag for 2023 brings the heat in more ways than one

It even brings the cold at times.

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