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Bruno Mars creates commercial for Japan’s Don Quijote discount retail chain【Video】

The “Kawaii King” releases a catchy new bop for Japan’s craziest souvenir store. 

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How good is this popular wooden onigiri mould, made by a Japanese rice specialist?

We find out if this sell-out hit product is worth the hype.

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The best sweet souvenirs at Tokyo Okashi Land inside Tokyo Station

Get a taste for five of Japan’s most popular snacks, all for less than US$17.

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Wild gacha capsule toy machine is one of the most unusual finds in Japan

A whole new calibre of capsule toy you won’t find anywhere else.

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How to dress for summer in Japan: Tips from a rickshaw driver in Asakusa

Fashion advice on how to dress for a Japanese summer leads us to some historic stores.

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Harajuku’s new Harakado complex: A cool place to drink matcha in a secret oasis above the city

Former Condomania site springs to life with a hidden gem inside an amazing Tokyo building.

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Studio Ghibli releases art crystal puzzles and folding umbrellas for rainy season in Japan

New line of products has us looking forward to rainy days.

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We visit Japan’s first Ikea in northern Kanto before the official opening and it’s enormous

The queue to get to the registers was just as crazy. 

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100-year-old brush shop in Tokyo sells a Japanese body brush that’s painfully good

Mr Sato treats his skin to a beauty product that’s surprisingly painful. 

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How to use Japan’s new self-checkout supermarket carts

Will smart trolleys and mobile scanners soon become the norm across Japan? 

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We visit a Muji in South Korea to search for some uniquely Korean products

Will the South Korean version of Muji have anything on sale that you can’t get anywhere else?

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Japanese supermarket entrusts customers with unusual discount sticker system

A new way to make the customer feel like God in Japan.

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Coriander vending machine in Japan is filled with weird surprises

This machine is determined to make us like the divisive herb, no matter what!

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Mr Sato makes a frightening purchase at an Akihabara vending machine

A product literally shrouded in mystery. 

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Tokyo has a completely unmanned, honor-system electronics and appliance shop【Photos】

Mr. Sato takes a trip to GO12, easily the strangest place in the city to buy a microwave.

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346-year-old sweets store closes at Sensoji temple in Asakusa

Family pulls the final shutter down on one of the oldest Japanese sweets stores in the country.

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How easy is it to win super expensive Japanese whisky at a gacha machine in Tokyo?

So determined to win rare full-sized Hibiki and Yamazaki whiskies we’re willing to spend over US$300 for them.

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We buy Vladimir Putin chocolate from the Red Square Russian shop in Tokyo

President Putin chocolate is one of five recommended items you can buy at this specialty food store.

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Don Quijote opens new sake and sweets stores at Tokyo Station

Famous discount chainstore dedicates one store to sweets and one to drinks, with popular products for tourists.

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What to buy at Daiso’s new Standard Products store in Tokyo

Look out, Muji and Ikea — this 100-yen store chain is coming to steal your customers.

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