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A sight for sore Sableyes! Pokémon teams up with eyewear brand JINS for more monsteriffic designs
- Katy Kelly
Dec 20, 2021 - Tweet
With 24 designs to pick from, including all the Eeveelutions, there’s no better time to grab some new glasses!
- Japan
- (collaboration • cool • cute • Eevee • Eeveelutions • eyewear • fashion • glasses • JINS • kids • Pokemon • Swarovski)
Halloween arrives at Starbucks Japan, with glow-in-the-dark drinkware and popping doughnuts
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2021
A collection filled with hidden surprises.
- Japan
- (Bearista • cats • COK • cute • doughnuts • drinkware • ghosts • glasses • halloween • Halloween 2021 • mugs • pumpkins • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks celebrates its 25th anniversary in Japan with a special commemorative drinkware range
- Oona McGee
Mar 31, 2021
It may be Starbucks’ quarter-century anniversary, but it’s us who’s getting the presents.
- Japan
- (coffee cups • COK • cups • drinkware • glasses • limited edition • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • travel mugs • tumblers)
Trio of thieves break into Japanese glasses store, foiled by old-timey cash register
- Master Blaster
Jan 18, 2021
They don’t make them like they used to… back in 1908.
- Japan
- (burglary • cash register • crime • glasses • Kamakura • Kanagawa • National Cash Register • optician • theft)
Pokémon teams up with eyewear company JINS for 59 new stylish glasses for adults and kids
- Dale Roll
Dec 24, 2020
Keep your favorite Pokémon with you wherever you go with these fashionable new glasses.
Create a Studio Ghibli cafe at home with anime movie glass tableware
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2020
Magical characters keep you company while you dine indoors.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Laputa • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • natsumikan • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)
Anime’s impossible in real-life glasses now possible in real life, thanks to Japanese designers
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2020
Fashion brand brings an anime aesthetic trick into the three-dimensional realm.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • ekoD Works • eyeglasses • fashion • glasses)
List of jobs in Japan that “don’t allow women to wear glasses” upsets fans of vision, meganekko
- Casey Baseel
Nov 8, 2019
Talk show explains debatable logic behind four professions that frown on eyewear.
- Japan
- (controversy • dress code • glasses • kimono • society • working in Japan)
Waitress explains a baffling, annoying part of kimono dress codes at many Japanese restaurants
- Casey Baseel
Oct 26, 2019
It’s hard to see why this should be an issue, but apparently it is.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • dress codes • glasses • kimono • restaurants • society • waitresses)
New Totoro x Natsumikan range from Studio Ghibli covers glass tableware, towels and keychains
- Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2019
Totoro ditches his beloved acorn for a popular Japanese citrus this summer.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Laputa • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • natsumikan • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli sunglasses let you channel anime film characters from Laputa: Castle in the Sky
- Oona McGee
May 24, 2019
New shades let you see the world through the eyes of Pazu and Colonel Muska.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • eyewear • Ghibli • glasses • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • movies • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli summer merchandise puts famous anime characters on Japanese fans and wind chimes
- Oona McGee
May 23, 2019
New collection will keep you cool with friends from My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Spirited Away.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli anime films get American comic book style update with new glassware collection
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2019
Speech bubbles and pops of bright colour add a new comic twist to movies like My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away.
- Japan
- (anime • Comics • DC Comics • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Marvel Comics • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
Japanese eyeglasses are durable enough to withstand bouncing bar hostess butts, maker says【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2018
Tradition begun by actor Ken Watanabe continues.
- Japan
- (ads • beautiful women • eyeglasses • funny • glasses • hostess bars • video • weird)
Affordable glasses that help blind people understand text now receiving crowdfunding support
- Koh Ruide
Feb 19, 2018
A simple concept that will forever change the lives of the visually impaired.
- Japan
- (blind • campfire • crowdfunding • disabled • glasses • visually impaired)
J!NS and Japan Rail East collaborate to bring a small piece of train history to your face
- Richard Simmonds
Sep 21, 2017
Having a face like the back-end of a bus is less than desirable, but how about a face like the front of a train?
- Japan
- (glasses • J!NS • Japan Rail • JINS • JR • limited edition • spectacles • trains • Yamanote)
Animegane: World’s first anime eyewear store opens in Akihabara
- Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2017
Whether you’re after Boruto spectacles or glasses from Maho Girls Pretty Cure!, this new store has a huge selection of anime styles to choose from.
Japan’s sweet and stylish Pokémon glasses are the best reason to ditch your contact lenses
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2017
Pikachu and pals are here to help you see plus protect your peepers during prolonged PC sessions.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Eevee • eyeglasses • fashion • glasses • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
These delicate sake glasses decorated with ukiyo-e style cat art are simply delightful
- Kay
Dec 4, 2016
Let adorable traditional ukiyo-e cat art add to your drinking pleasure!
Sailor V glasses now available so you can rock fashion from decades past
- KK Miller
Nov 10, 2016
We spy with our little eye, an iconic pair of anime eyeglass frames from the Sailor Moon franchise.
- Japan
- (anime • Bandai • eyewear • glasses • manga • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon • Sailor V • Sailor Venus)
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