Village Vanguard (Page 5)
This Japanese company creates bags and smartphone pouches using the same type of distinctive plates and stitching found on samurai armour.
What’s blue and sweet and perfect with toast or yogurt? It’s blue apple jam from Aomori Prefecture!
Fans of school uniforms and the animated film alike will love this comfortable sailor-style outfit.
This is just one of the items in a range of delicious accessories designed for meat lovers.
Whether you’re a man or a woman, now you can swim like a sailor thrown overboard and look cute while you do it.
For when you finally get tired of staring at a cat tail coming out of the back of your child.
Village Vanguard is at it again, with more unique fashion items you never knew you needed!
Show off your voluptuous side that’s been waiting to burst out.
Our mouths are watering just looking at ’em.
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Add some major socks appeal to your swim sessions with these waterproof over-the-knee socks available from wacky goods menagerie Village Vanguard!
The mascot character for Japan’s national broadcaster would like to show his “domo” by making you pay for his food.
Need some new figures for your desk? Then check out these Buddhist statue figures from Kaiyodo!
Do you have ears? Do you wish they were a heck of a lot cuter? If so, we have the perfect product for you: Relax Cling Earrings! Featuring hedgehogs, chicks, and soaring birds, these animal-themed earrings are sure to please any pierced animal lover looking to make their earbuds twice as adorable!
When you are kicking back in the theater on December 18 with a big bag of popcorn in one hand and a tall drink in the other, there’s only one thing you’ll be missing: appropriately themed cup clingers that will level up your movie game from Padawan to a Jedi Knight.
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Let’s visit a German castle… in Okinawa!
Godzilla and Gap Japan team up for kaiju casual fashion collection【Photos】
Evangelion original anime studio Gainax is now completely dissolved, Eva’s creator mourns ruined friendships
Japanese man who didn’t know how banks work defrauded out of 21 million yen
Majority of Japanese men say they feel some discomfort seeing female janitors in men’s restrooms
Studio Ghibli passport cases are here to keep you company while you travel
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Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Autumn is a great time to visit Uonuma, a gem of Japan’s heartland
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Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Uniqlo Ukiyo-e Blue T-shirts: A cool-hued reinterpretation of some of Japan’s greatest paintings
This hot springs town in Japan sets fire across a mountain every winter in a beautiful tradition
Japan’s first hotel with a human washing machine is now ready for you to come and bathe in it
Gundam and Reebok team up for new GQuuuuuuX Pumps【Photos】
Studio Ghibli mixes with sporty street styles of New Era to put No Face on your head in cap series
Japanese woman sues man for 1.5 million yen for violating her “right to chastity”
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Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen
Real-world Nausicaa Ghibli anime glider completes its final flight in Japan【Video】
Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?
The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】- Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
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Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
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Studio Ghibli passport cases are here to keep you company while you travel
We delight in the gastronomic treasures we found in the Hokkaido Umaimonokan lucky bag
Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Autumn is a great time to visit Uonuma, a gem of Japan’s heartland
Stamina-destroying “Paralysis Noodles” are Tokyo’s newest over-the-top ramen innovation
How to get your money’s worth at an all-you-can-eat crepe challenge in Japan
U.S.A. now the fastest-growing market for Japan’s high-tech toilets, now selling quicker than ever
Record number of foreign children in Japan need help understanding Japanese in school
“Japan needs more public trash cans!” – Our Japanese reporter sympathizes, though he doesn’t agree
Where’s the happiest place for foreigners to live in Japan? Study investigates
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
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