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Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route Newport sandals released by Keen
- Master Blaster
Mar 7, 2023 - Tweet
Part of the proceeds goes to preserving the World Heritage Site.
- Japan, USA
- (COK • fashion • hiking • Keen • kumano kodo • nature • outdoor • sandals • shoes • Wakayama)
Japan’s randoseru school backpacks keep getting more expensive, so now parents can rent them
- Casey Baseel
Mar 1, 2023
Lower cost isn’t the only benefit of Japan’s first randoseru subscription service, company says.
Forever 21 returns to Japan with limited time pop-up event, online store also open
- Katie Pask
Feb 22, 2023
Forever 21 returns to Japan with Tokyo pop-up store showing its latest collection.
- Japan
- (clothes • COK • fashion • Forever 21 • pop-up store • Shibuya • Tokyo)
Sailor Moon Jimmy Choo collaboration adds Luna, Tuxedo Mask kiss, and Inner Senshi bags【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 19, 2023
Shoes for fans who love Luna and don’t like high heels also revealed.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • fashion • Jimmy Choo • manga • Sailor Moon • shoes)
Want to wear a student uniform to Tokyo Disneyland? Uniform rental shop opens just outside park
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2023
Men’s and women’s uniforms offered to add an extra youthful fun aura to your Tokyo Disney photos.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • Disneyland • fashion • School Uniforms • student uniforms • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • uniforms)
Jimmy Choo and Sailor Moon collaboration brings us gorgeous high-fashion Sailor Scout shoes
- Dale Roll
Feb 8, 2023
You won’t need to look anywhere else for your next Sailor Scout cosplay–that is, if you have the cash to spare.
- Japan
- (accessories • anniversary • collaboration • fashion • high fashion • Jimmy Choo • luxury fashion • Sailor Moon • shoes)
Gacha machine backpack is Japan’s hottest new fashion statement
- Oona McGee
Feb 8, 2023
Wearable gacha machine is sure to turn heads wherever you go.
- Japan
- (backpack • bags • capsule toys • cool • fashion • gacha • gacha machines • gacha vending machine • gachapon • Takara Tomy • Takara Tomy Arts • weird)
Uniqlo collaborates with director Sofia Coppola to celebrate 25th anniversary of her debut
- Katie Pask
Jan 31, 2023
Uniqlo’s latest collection of apparel features quotes and images from some of Coppola’s biggest films.
- Japan
- (clothes • fashion • lost in translation • movies • sofia coppola • t-shirts • tote bags • Uniqlo)
Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle x Loewe collection is as magical as the anime movie
- Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2023
You’ll need deep pockets to add this anime flair to your wardrobe, though.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • fashion • Ghibli • handbags • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • LOEWE • merchandise • movies • pop-up shop • Studio Ghibli)
Test-peeing Japan’s urine absorbing Morescue underpants【Experiment】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 29, 2023
Can Morescue rescue our reporter from his more concerns?
Wearable Beanbag becomes a hot topic in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 26, 2023
Plonk yourself down anywhere, anytime with this crazy new “dress”.
- Japan
- (bean bags • beanbags • COK • crazy • cushions • dress • dresses • fashion • funny • roomwear • warm • wearable beanbag • weird)
Octopus tentacle ear plugs coming to Japanese capsule toy machines
- Master Blaster
Jan 23, 2023
I’m a sucker for stylish ear protection.
- Japan
- (animals • capsule toys • crazy • fashion • gacha • gachapon • Ikimon • octopus • Octopus Earplugs • squid • Tako no Mimisen • tentacles • weird)
New yakiniku hair clips from Japan make meat lovers drool
- Oona McGee
Jan 22, 2023
Like dining at a yakiniku restaurant, but the grill is your hair.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • cute • fake food • fashion • food • hair accessories • hair clips • Japanese beef • Japanese food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • vegetables • weird • wtf • yakiniku)
This bra and pantie set is a JoJo’s reference【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2023
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure shows off its fashionable side with lingerie inspired by Stone Ocean protagonist Jolyne Cujoh.
- Japan
- (anime • Bradelis New York • fashion • Jojo's bizarre adventure • lingerie • manga • Stone Ocean)
Mobile Suit Gundam’s anime robot backpacks are now real-world backpacks too【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2023
Two-way backpacks/totes bring real robot industrial design to your wardrobe.
Does everyone dress crazy at Japan’s craziest Coming of Age Day ceremony?【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2023
Every year all eyes are on the flashiest fashions at Kitakyushu, but there’s another side to the story.
- Japan
- (COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • fashion • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • yanki • youth)
Converse teaming up with Cup Noodle for three pairs of shoes inspired by iconic packaging
- Dale Roll
Jan 10, 2023
A collab between a top instant noodle company and a top shoe producer–what more could we want?
- Japan
- (collaboration • Converse • cool • Cup Noodle • fashion • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • shoes • stylish)
Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2023
These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.
- Japan
- (bosozoku • COK • coming of age • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • cosplay • culture • fashion • hakama • kimono • Kitakyushu • seijinshiki • SNJO • society • Yankee • youth)
Levi’s lucky bag has tremendous value packed inside…but are they things we’ll actually wear?
- Dale Roll
Jan 6, 2023
We decide if the popular American jeans brand delivers this year.
- Japan
- (fashion • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • jeans • Levi's • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • Masanuki Sunakoma)
Free yourself from boring business formal with the Fake Dress Shirt, perfect for remote working
- Katie Pask
Dec 26, 2022
Practical, easy to wear and stylish? What more could you want from a work shirt?
- Japan
- (clothes • fake • fashion • funny • remote work • shirt • SNJO • telework • Yuuichiro Wasai)
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Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
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First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
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Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia- Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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