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Beautiful Mt Fuji photo looks like a buggy video game scene

• Oona McGee
  Jun 19, 2021
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Japanese photographer shares a simple hack to achieve a surreal shot. 

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• Japan
• (art • beauty • Fuji • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • rice • rice fields • rice planting • Shizuoka • twitter • ukiyoe)

Does this “Mother Milk” eau de toilette really smell like a newborn baby? We ask a baby

• Dale Roll
  Jun 14, 2021

A sniff test reveals surprising results. 

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• Japan
• (babies • baby • beauty • beauty products • eau de toilette • perfume • scent)

We try a skincare device that’s supposed to improve the effectiveness of our beauty products

• Dale Roll
  May 30, 2021

Does Panasonic’s Ion Effector actually help your moisturizer penetrate your skin better?

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• Japan
• (beauty • gadgets • Ion Effector • Panasonic • self care • skin care • skincare • technology)

It takes only two simple steps to achieve this gorgeous springtime look【Pics】

• Ingrid Tsai
  May 5, 2021

Best part of it all is that it only takes one beauty product.  

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• Japan
• (beauty • COK • cool • cosmetics • cute • dried flowers • flowers • Instagram • Instagrammable • makeup • Natsuki Gojo • SNJO • trends)

Japanese high school girls remind us of the joys of country life in heartwarming Mt Fuji photo

• Oona McGee
  Apr 26, 2021

So much of what we love about Japan captured in one beautiful image. 

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• Japan
• (beauty • Fuji • high school girls • Japanese schoolgirls • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • schoolgirls • Shizuoka • twitter)

Japanese beauty brand drops the word “whitening” from its products

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2021

Kao leads the way in eliminating the notion of “white is beautiful” in the skincare industry.

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• Japan
• (beauty • Black Lives Matter • BLM • foundation • japanese beauty products • Japanese beauty standards • Kao • makeup • skincare • whitening)

We use makeup from Japanese kids’ anime Tropical-Rouge! PreCure on our adult faces【Photos】

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 26, 2021

Will we look as glamorous as Cure Summer if we use the products in the show?

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• Japan
• (anime • beauty • COK • cosmetics • cute • fashion • kids • magical girls • makeup • PreCure • Pretty Cure • SNJO • Tropical-Rouge! PreCure)

Why is the Japanese wig industry flourishing in the pandemic when other businesses struggle?

• Dale Roll
  Mar 25, 2021

Sales not of party wigs or cosplay wigs, but everyday wigs–especially for men–are booming right now!

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• Japan
• (beauty • COK • coronavirus • hair • pandemic • society • wigs)

We see an ad recruiting “Nose Hair Craftsmen”, get curious, visit the shop to see what it’s about

• Dale Roll
  Mar 21, 2021

What is a Nose Hair Craftsman and what does one do?

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• Japan
• (beauty • Ekibana • funny • gross • hair removal • nose hair • shinjuku)

Mt Fuji photo tricks the eye by looking like a moody ink painting

• Oona McGee
  Mar 1, 2021

Is this real life or a scene from an eerie video game?

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• Japan
• (art • Ashiko • beauty • Fuji • Hakone • Lake Ashi • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • ukiyoe)

Illustrations show how Japanese makeup trends changed in the last 25 years, and what’s coming next

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 12, 2021

The evolution of techniques for chasing Japan’s kogao ideal.

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• Japan
• (beauty • COK • cosmetics • fashion • illustration • kogao • makeup • society)

“Miraculous” cloud over Mt Fuji stuns the Internet

• Oona McGee
  Feb 9, 2021

A sight so otherworldly even the photographer doubts whether they’ll see it again. 

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• Japan
• (beauty • cap cloud • clouds • Fuji • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • Satta Pass • ukiyoe • Utagawa Hiroshige)

“Floating” Mt Fuji and shrine gates capture the hidden beauty of Japan【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 3, 2021

Ethereal images emanate a quiet beauty that’ll take your breath away. 

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• Japan
• (anime • beauty • Fuji • Lake Suwa • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • Yuru Camp)

Is it okay to bleach hair that has been surgically transplanted? Seiji reports on his hairline

• Dale Roll
  Jan 4, 2021

Our resident otaku signed up to be the Internet’s guinea pig…the first to document bleaching his transplanted hair.

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• Japan
• (balding • beauty • Bleach • COK • hair • hair care • hair coloring • hair salon • hair transplant surgery • hair treatments • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO)

Do this Japanese cosmetics company’s “small face” masks make a big difference in your beauty?

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 22, 2020

We test whether Kate’s kogao masks help with one of Japanese women’s most desired beauty goals.

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• Japan
• (beauty • COK • experiment • face masks • Ikuna Kamezawa • kate • kogao • masks • Natsuki Gojo • SNJO)

Medi Lift: the Japanese beauty product that promises facelift results without surgery

• Oona McGee
  Dec 16, 2020

Will two weeks in this mask give our reporter cheekbones to die for? 

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• Japan
• (beauty • beauty products • COK • face masks • Japanese beauty • japanese beauty products • masks • review • shopping • SNJO)

Let’s stick hot, cheap electronics near our eyes with Daiso’s heated eyelash curler!【Experiment】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2020

Our resident 100 yen shop expert tries to become better-looking while still keeping his wallet beautifully full.

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• Japan
• (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • beauty • COK • Daiso • experiment • gadgets • Go Hatori • SNJO)

Can this crazy LED robo mask make us better-looking? Let’s find out!【Experiment】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 7, 2020

Sure, we could wash our face and get plenty of sleep, but let’s see what crazy technology can do instead!

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• Japan
• (beauty • COK • crazy • experiment • mask • SNJO • technology • weird)

Japanese model proudly displays armpit hair on giant ad at Shibuya

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2020

Japan’s poster girl for self-love and diversity wants us to embrace body hair choices.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • beauty • CG • cool • fashion • fashion models • hair removal • marketing • models • razors • Seki • Shibuya • technology • virtual models)

Pandemic hair trend: A haircut to match your mask not your face

• Oona McGee
  Jun 30, 2020

Top stylist at a Japanese salon in Tokyo says there are three important points to looking good while wearing a face mask. 

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• Japan
• (beauty • COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • hair • hairdressers • hairstyles • Japanese hairstyles • masks • SNJO)

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