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Don Quijote ear cleaner sucks, and was criticised by customers, but is the new version any better?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2026
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Find out if the new ear cleaner sucks more than the old one.

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• Japan
• (Don Quijote • ear cleaner • ear cleaning • ear wax • ears • earwax • Jonetsu Kakaku • SNJO)

Can instant TKG from Don Quijote really recreate Japan’s beloved raw-egg-on-rice dish?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 15, 2026

“TKG Anywhere in Seconds!?” promises to taste like tamago kake gohan, so we put it to the test.

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• Japan
• (Don Quijote • eggs • food • how to • Japanese food • recipes • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG)

Do Bare Feet of a Gorilla slides really make your legs slimmer?

• Oona McGee
  May 20, 2026

These bizarre sandals have gone viral on Japanese social media, so we put them to the test.

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• Japan
• (acupressure • Don Quijote • Doshisha • fashion • gorilla • sandals • shoes • slides • SNJO)

Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Shibuya’s Don Quijote?

• SoraNews24
  Dec 4, 2025

We assess the political fallout at one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist hotspots.

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• Japan
• (China travel warning • Don Quijote • Donki • Japan travel • Mega Don Quijote • politics • Shibuya • SNJO.COK • society • Tokyo • tourism • tourists • travel)

Buying a Dream Candle to cheer up a lonely birthday in a gloomy hotel room

• Master Blaster
  Sep 8, 2025

Add a touch of pyrotechnics to your special day.

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• Japan
• (Birthday • candles • Don Quijote • Dream Candle Deluxe • hotels • Ikuna Kamezawa • shopping • travel)

How to turn a Japanese kei car into a yankee party vehicle with accessories from Don Quijote

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2025

Pimp your ride like a hooligan for under 70 bucks.

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• Japan
• (car accessories • cars • cool • culture • Dekotora • Don Quijote • Japanese cars • kei car • lights • Masanuki Sunakoma • music • SNJO • vehicles • Yankee)

Don Quijote now sells a bento of American corn dog ends

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2025

The end bits of the “American Dog” are now the main dish…but should they be?

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• Japan
• (bread • COK • cooking • Don Quijote • food • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets • taste test • toast)

What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Don Quijote in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 2, 2025

Donki is a must-visit for tourists buying souvenirs, but locals have a different eye for what to find in store.

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• Japan
• (cheap finds • COK • cool • Don Quijote • Donki • drinks • food • Japanese food • japanese snacks • Japanese sweets • must-buys • must-haves • shopping • snacks • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets)

Japan’s super easy sweet potato spread lets you make sweet potato bread thanks to Don Quijote

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2025

We discover a trick to make this DIY sweet snack even more delicious.

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• Japan
• (bread • COK • cooking • Don Quijote • food • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets • taste test • toast)

Will listening to Japan’s biggest earworm song for five hours drive you insane? Let’s find out!

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 11, 2025

Our ace reporter Mr. Sato subjects himself to five hours of the Don Quijote theme song.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Don Quijote • experiment • funny • Miracle Shopping • Mr. Sato • music • SNJO • weird)

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

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2024

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

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• Japan
• (ads • Bruno Mars • COK • commercials • cool • dance • dancers • dancing • Don Quijote • Donki • Japanese commercial • marketing • music • music video • Shibuya • shops • SNJO • videos)

Japan’s new bento has people talking and hearts burning because it’s all fried chicken skins

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2024

We taste-test the unusual innovation.

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• Japan
• (bento • boxed lunches • COK • crazy • Don Quijote • food • fried chicken • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Cashiers given chairs as Japanese companies reconsider if it’s OK for workers to sit during their shifts

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 5, 2024

Discount megastore Don Quijote takes part in the Suwatte Iissu Project.

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• Japan
• (chairs • COK • customer service • Don Quijote • society • working in Japan)

Does Japan’s “Stinky but Tasty” tonkotsu ramen live up to its name?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 24, 2024

We blind taste one of the most unusual instant noodles on the market.

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• Japan
• (cool • cup noodles • Don Quijote • food • Instant Ramen • Kyushu • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen)

Mysterious “The Color of That Sky” bath bombs selling at Don Quijote

• Master Blaster
  Dec 4, 2023

You know, “that” sky…

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• Japan
• (bath bomb • bathing • Don Quijote • Masanuki Sunakoma • shopping • The Color of That Sky)

Can our writers tell which grilled sweet potato is 12 times more expensive?

• Master Blaster
  Oct 22, 2023

Their sweetest and hardest challenge yet?

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• Japan
• (Don Quijote • food • Gourmet Writers' Rating Check • sweet potatoes • Tsuboyakiimo • yaki imo)

We try the viral screaming rubber chicken car park hack in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 4, 2023

Who needs fancy parking sensors when you’ve got chickens to help you out?

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• Japan
• (cars • chickens • cool • Don Quijote • funny • hacks • life hacks • LOL • Masanuki Sunakoma • parking • parking lot • product reviews • rubber chicken • shopping • SNJO)

For you, this is good enough! Appliance maker’s brutally honest ads charm Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 27, 2023

Don Quijote isn’t mincing words, and people are loving them for it.

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• Japan
• (ads • appliances • clever • COK • Don Quijote • funny • new lifestyle • shin seikatsu • SNJO)

Japan’s famous Don Quijote discount retailer signs can now be yours with custom-made service【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 11, 2023

Original message cards are sure to bring a smile to the face of anyone who loves bargains.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • Don Quijote • signage • signs • SNJO)

Don Quijote’s “Magic Powder” promises to make food taste mind blowingly delicious

• Katie Pask
  Mar 7, 2023

The store’s “Premium Magic Powder to Make Instant Ramen Taste Amazing” can be used for all kinds of meals!

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• Japan
• (cooking • Don Quijote • food • haruka takagi • instant noodles • magic powder • ramen • SNJO • taste test)

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