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Can you make a proper ehomaki lucky sushi roll with Daiso equipment?
- Casey Baseel
Feb 2, 2024 - Tweet
We hit up Japan’s favorite 100 yen shop to see if we can be lucky on a budget.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • cooking • Daiso • Ehomaki • food • futomaki • setsubun • SNJO • sushi • sushi rolls)
How to make a super simple, super cheap, no-floorspace Christmas tree with stuff from Daiso
- SoraNews24
Nov 22, 2023
The 100-yen shop chain comes to the holiday rescue.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • Christmas • Christmas decorations • Christmas trees • clever • crafts • Daiso • interior)
Are 100-yen shop Daiso’s gel nail polish strips a good dupe for salon quality nails? Let’s find out
- Dale Roll
Jul 27, 2023
How cheap is too cheap when it comes to nail art?
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • beauty • COK • Daiso • gel nails • manicures • nail polish • nails • SNJO)
We made our gummies glow with a popular Japanese vitamin drink 【SoraKitchen】
- Shannon
May 10, 2023
A cool science experiment that’s also delicious.
- Japan
- (cool • Daiso • DIY • experiment • fun • gummies • Oronamin C • science experiment • SoraKitchen)
Don’t throw out leftover rice! Testing to find the best rice freezing/microwaving container
- Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2023
A three-way showdown between a Japanese housewares brand, an international icon, and the king of 100 yen shops.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • Daiso • food • frozen food • kitchen gadgets • rice • SNJO • taste test • ziploc)
Our wacko boss tries making his own baseball practice equipment using only 100-yen shop products
- Dale Roll
Apr 7, 2023
And one hapless colleague was dragged into helping.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • baseball • COK • crazy • Daiso • funny • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • SoraHouse • sports • weird • Yoshio)
Daiso opens massive new 25,392-square foot Tokyo flagship store with its two sub-brands included
- Casey Baseel
Mar 2, 2023
Daiso, Standard Products, and Threeppy, all together in Ikebukuro.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • Daiso • Ikebukuro • SNJO • Standard Products • Threeppy • Tobu Department Store)
Daiso creates its own collectible trading card game, and yes, the packs are just 100 yen【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 10, 2022
Amazingly inexpensive starter set works out to just 2 yen per card.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • collectible card games • collectible trading card games • Daiso • trading cards)
Daiso releases shoulder bag series for every prefecture in Japan with surprising trivia facts
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2022
Cute designs teach us which prefecture of Japan grows the most bonsai trees and which has the most Shinto shrines.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • bags • cool • culture • cute • Daiso • fashion • prefectures • tote bags)
Can Daiso’s mini washing machine wash your jocks and socks?
- Oona McGee
Oct 24, 2022
Testing out Japan’s famous 100-yen store item with something other than makeup sponges.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • buy • COK • cool • cute • Daiso • Go Hatori • mini washing machine • shopping • SNJO • toys • washing machines)
Daiso Halloween makeup challenge! Can Japan’s favorite 100 yen store zombify you?【How-to】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 17, 2022
Joining the battalions of the undead on a budget.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • Daiso • halloween • Halloween costumes • haruka takagi • makeup • scary • SNJO • zombies)
Daiso vs. Seria: Which sells the better egg white whipper? We find out【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Aug 22, 2022
Two major 100-yen stores go head-to-head in a thrilling time-attack race!
- Japan
- (100-yen stores • comparison • cooking • Daiso • haruka takagi • product testing • Seria • SoraKitchen)
Our reporter buys a tiny kiddie pool from Daiso, has entirely too much fun with it
- Dale Roll
Aug 21, 2022
Look, it’s really hot out, okay?
We test out Daiso’s “High-Quality Stereo Earphones” and find a pair that actually impressed us
- Dale Roll
Aug 13, 2022
Can 300 yen (US$2.26) headphones actually have enough difference in sound quality to be distinguished?
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • comparison • Daiso • earphones • electronics • Go Hatori • headphones • music • SNJO • technology)
Daiso’s 100-yen ramen egg makers even better in smaller sizes
- Master Blaster
Aug 13, 2022
Our resident eggman’s dream comes true, kookookachoo.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • COK • cooking • Daiso • eggs • ramen eggs • seasoned egg • Seasoned Egg Maker • SNJO • soy sauce egg)
Oshi stick for taking photos of photos of your favorite celebs and characters, selling at Daiso
- Master Blaster
Aug 3, 2022
Works great for dolls, figures, and models too.
- Japan
- (acrylic figures • Akachanman • Daiso • Idols • oshi • Oshitori Stick • photography • plush toys • Rika Shimakura)
Seiji cosplays as the hot new mascot Myaku-Myaku using only 100-yen products
- Master Blaster
Jul 27, 2022
Never has a man worn panties, wrapping paper, and balloons so well.
- Japan
- (100 yen shops • 2025 Osaka World Expo • art • cosplay • Daiso • DIY • Mascots • Myaku-Myaku • Seiji Nakazawa)
Is Daiso’s 500-yen grilling plate good enough for at-home yakiniku dinners? We find out!
- Dale Roll
Jun 26, 2022
Maybe you don’t need to spend big money to eat yakiniku at home. Or maybe you do…
Daiso’s Standard Products store — what’s worth buying and what’s not? Our expert weighs in
- Katie Pask
Mar 21, 2022
Standard Products promises items that are “slightly better” than 100 yen store Daiso, but does that apply to all goods in store?
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100-yen • Daiso • Go Hatori • shopping • SNJO • Standard Products • Tokyo)
How does the 100-yen “Scoon” match up against the celebrated 2,000-yen Sugakiya Ramen Fork?
- Master Blaster
Feb 10, 2022
High-performance spork action.
- Japan
- (100-yen stores • cup ramen • Daiso • haruka takagi • instant noodles • ramen • Scoon • spork • Sugakiya)
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