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Bandai cancels gacha/blind-buy system for anime cosmetics, will let fans choose what they buy

• Casey Baseel
  May 1, 2026
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Reversal of policy for new Chara Cosme releases follows survey showing immense dislike for randomized merch purchases.

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• Japan
• (anime • Bandai • blind-buy • Chara Cosmetic • cosmetics • CreerBeaute • gacha • Idolish7 • makeup • manga • Touken Ranbu)

Nintendo’s Animal Crossing crosses over into Japanese convenience store cosmetics line[Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 2, 2026

Family Mart convenience stores are looking a little more like an Animal Crossing village these days.

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• Japan
• (Animal Crossing • COK • convenience stores • cosmetics • cute • Family mart • makeup • nintendo • SNJO • video games)

7-Eleven Japan offering sakura extract lipstick blessed by 300-year-old Kyoto temple

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2025

Sakura Veil plumpers make a stop at temple in the Kyoto foothills before making their way to convenience stores.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • cherry blossoms • COKsakura • convenience stores • cosmetics • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • Kyoto • lipstick • makeup • temples)

Discover your secret charm at Kate’s mansion of emotions at Universal Studios Japan

• Elliot Hale
  Sep 18, 2025

Let the witches of joy, anger, grief, and pleasure inspire a dramatic new look this Halloween.

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• Japan
• (COK • cosmetics • halloween • Japanese cosmetics • Kanebo • kate • KATE cosmetics • makeup • Marie Morimoto • SNJO • Universal Studios Japan • Universal Studios Japan Halloween • USJ • USJ Halloween)

Animated video looks at 40 years of women’s fashions in Japan as Tokyo landmark gets set to close

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2024

Shinjuku Mylord takes a moment to remember four decades of trends.

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• Japan
• (1980s • 1990s • anime • cool • cosmetics • fashion • makeup • manga • Mylord • shinjuku • Shinjuku Mylord • society • video)

Hello Kitty’s Hello! Clinique items are here, and we’ve got the whole lineup to show you【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 31, 2024

Kitty-chan brings the cuteness to this beauty product collaboration.

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• Japan
• (Clinique • COK • cosmetics • cute • Hello Kitty • makeup • Sanrio • SNJO)

Hello, cosmetics! Clinique teams up with Hello Kitty this summer for first-time collaboration

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 24, 2024

Hello! Clinique offers shoppers in Japan the chance to score some exclusive collaborative bonus goods by spending a certain amount on products.

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• Japan
• (50th anniversary • Clinique • COK • collaboration • cosmetics • cute • exclusive • Hello Kitty • limited • makeup • Sanrio)

Pokémon color-coded cosmetic sunscreen set to protect skin this summer in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  May 14, 2024

Pikachu and pals team up with makeup maker &be.

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• Japan
• (anime • cosmetics • makeup • Pikachu • Pokemon • skincare • sunblock • sunscreen • video games)

Sailor Scout transformation brooch compact now available from collectible company Premium Bandai

• Dale Roll
  Sep 24, 2023

Now you, too, can transform into a Sailor Scout with the power of this limited edition Shining Moon Powder!

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• Japan
• (anime • brooch • COK • compact case • cosmetics • makeup • manga • Miracle Romance • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon)

Limited-edition Pokémon design eyeliners from Japanese makeup brand Love Liner are here!

• Dale Roll
  Jul 13, 2023

Seven adorable products with new packaging featuring seven different Pokémon!

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • collectible • cosmetics • cute • Eevee • eyeliner • Love Liner • makeup • Mimikyu • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • video games • Yamper)

This year’s Revlon Lucky Bag is not only totally worth buying but easy to get, too

• Dale Roll
  Dec 30, 2022

With four useful cosmetics valued at 6,600 yen, you can’t go wrong with this bag!

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• Japan
• (cosmetics • drugstores • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ikuna Kamezawa • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • makeup • Revlon)

New series of Lovisia Pokémon lip creams are here to do battle with dry lips

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 19, 2022

Pamper your lips with help from these four popular Pokémon.

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• Japan
• (COK • cosmetics • Gengar • Jigglypuff • lip balm • lip cream • Lovisia • makeup • Pikachu • Pokemon • Snorlax)

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.

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• Japan
• (100 yen shops • 100-yen stores • COK • Daiso • halloween • Halloween costumes • haruka takagi • makeup • scary • SNJO • zombies)

We try super spicy lip plumping gloss to see if it works…and “we” means everyone in the office

• Dale Roll
  Jun 9, 2022

Whose lips plumped up the most with this K-beauty brand lip gloss? We find out!

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• Japan
• (beauty • cosmetics • K-beauty • Keybo • lip gloss • lip plumper • makeup • Mariko Ohanabatake)

Maybelline New York releasing special Japan-only Pokémon Pikachu Collection

• Dale Roll
  Mar 17, 2022

Classic and beloved Maybelline products with Pikachu package designs? Yes, please!

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• Japan
• (collaboration • cosmetics • eyeliner • lipstick • makeup • Maybelline New York • Pikachu • Pokemon)

Ginza: Where the streetlights are specially designed to make women look beautiful

• Oona McGee
  Feb 3, 2022

Little known fact makes this Japanese neighbourhood a great place to go for a romantic date. 

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• Japan
• (culture • Ginza • history • Japanese women • lights • lipstick • makeup • mamechishiki • street • streetlight • Tokyo • Trivia • women • wow)

Blast from the past as this year’s makeup trends inspired by looks from the ’80s and 2000s

• Katie Pask
  Jan 29, 2022

Travel back in time with these retro-looking hair and make-up styles!
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• Japan
• (1980s • 80s • COK • fashion • Japanese makeup • make up trends • makeup • Shiseido)

New Year lucky bag from makeup giant Shu Uemura may disappoint makeup buffs but thrill otaku

• Katy Kelly
  Jan 7, 2022

Maybe the real luxuries are the pirates we met along the way.

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• Japan
• (anime collaboration • beauty • cute • fashionable • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Ikuna Kamezawa • Lucky Bag Roundup • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • makeup • makeup brush • makeup palette • One Piece • Shu Uemura)

2021’s top stories in cosplay and makeover news【SoraNews24 Year in Review】

• SoraNews24
  Dec 31, 2021

Tokyo’s other Halloween hot spot, divisively skimpy maid cosplay, ladies who loo stunning in their 60s, and Seiji’s transformation into Leonardo DiCaprio.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • Enako • hairstyles • hairstyling • halloween • Handsome men • Ikebuuro Halloween • Leonardo DiCaprio • makeover • makeup • manga • McDonald's • movies • Titanic • year in review • Year in Review 2021)

Is Ariana Grande “Asian Fishing”? Japanese netizens weigh in on the drama

• SoraNews24
  Dec 8, 2021

What do people in Japan think of the star’s controversial new look? 

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• Japan, USA
• (Ariana Grande • Asia • Asian Fishing • celebrities • controversy • cultural appropriation • culture • makeup • music • news • stars)

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  9. Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
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