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Hello Kitty gets a new job — this time appearing on Converse sneakers!

• Kay
  Feb 16, 2019
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Only cute and good things can come out of a collaboration between the world’s busiest cat and international sneaker brand Converse! 

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• (Converse • cute • fashion • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • shoes • sneakers)

See yourself in these cool Cowboy Bebop shoes, space cowboy

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 14, 2018

One of the most stylish anime in history inspires a set of stylish kicks.

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• Japan
• (anime • Cowboy Bebop • fashion • shoes • Tokyo Otaku Mode)

Our male reporter cross-dresses for second time, learns more about how hard it is to be a woman

• Dale Roll
  Oct 25, 2018

They always say that you should try to walk in someone else’s shoes if you really want to understand them.

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• Japan
• (Ahiru Neko • COK • cross-dressing • crossdressing • gender • high heels • shoes • SNOJ)

We test out a product that promises it will make cars obsolete: these goofy looking boots

• Master Blaster
  Oct 14, 2018

Dr. NakaMats, you’ve done it again!

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Dr. NakaMats • Dr. Nakamatsu • exercise • funny • inventions • Jumping Jax • Seiji Nakazawa • shoes • SNOJ • Super Pyon Pyon • weird)

Want to gift someone shoes but don’t know their size? Japanese Twitter has the solution

• Dale Roll
  Sep 13, 2018

Japanese Twitter has the answer to all of life’s problems.

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• Japan
• (bowling • clever • fashion • relationships • romance • shoes)

Kanye West receives flack for too-small Yeezy slides, calls it “The Japanese Way”

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2018

West tries to reinvent the world of footwear with a trick the Japanese have been using for centuries, but his comments aren’t entirely accurate.

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• Japan
• (celebrities • fashion • geta • Japanese shoes • Kanye West • Kim Kardashian • shoes • Yeezy • Yeezy slides)

Hanao Shoes: Dress like a modern-day geisha with new line of geta sneakers from Kyoto

• Oona McGee
  Jul 25, 2018

A more comfortable way to enjoy the festival season while out and about in your yukata summer kimono.

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• Japan
• (fashion • geisha • geta • kimono • Kyoto • shoes • sneakers • summer • yukata)

Police officer caught smelling coworker’s shoes, Department: “sniffing shoes is not illegal”

• Master Blaster
  May 21, 2018

To protect and serve and occasionally smell women’s shoes.

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• Japan
• (crime • Echizen • Fukui • police • shoes • smell • trespassing)

Japanese girls spotted stepping on foreigner outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo

• SoraNews24
  May 2, 2018

Passersby were shocked to see the man surrounded by women with cameras at the side of the street.

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• Japan
• (crazy • feet • fetish • Shibuya • shoes • weird)

NBA star collaborates with Sony and Nike to create awesome PlayStation-themed basketball shoes

• Koh Ruide
  Jan 29, 2018

Designed to look like PlayStation’s signature DualShock 4 controller, wearing these will surely up your game.

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• (collaboration • NBA • Nike • playstation • shoes • Sony • YouTube)

Nike Air Mo’ Money sneakers with Japanese text and yen symbols are the coolest kicks around

• Oona McGee
  Jan 12, 2018

People in Japan are scrambling to get their hands on these limited-edition Mo’ Yen sneakers.

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• Japan
• (cool • fashion • mo money • Nike • shoes • sneakers • street culture • yen)

Low-priced Sailor Moon fashion returns with new winter pieces from Uniqlo sister brand GU

• Oona McGee
  Oct 20, 2017

The lineup includes showstoppers like embroidered boots and velour pants, all with new motifs that everyone will want to get their hands on.

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • bags • boots • fashion • GU • manga • Sailor Moon • shoes • Uniqlo)

Street Fighter II and UBIQ collab shoes put some extra kick in your step

• Shannon McNaught
  Aug 18, 2017

Who needs a plain old Street Fighter II t-shirt when you could have shoes instead?

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• Japan
• (fashion • shoes • Street Fighter • Street Fighter II • UBIQ • video games)

Cute cats come out to play as traditional Japanese geta sandals

• Oona McGee
  Jun 19, 2017

Three gorgeous kittens are waiting to dress up your summer outfits.

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• Japan
• (cats • cute • fashion • geta • kimono • Nara • shoes • summer • traditional • yukata)

Hotel in Japan has discounts for female bar customers who wear high heels, the higher the better

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2017

A pair of stilettos could slash your tab by up to 40 percent.

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• Japan
• (bars • fashion • high heels • Hilton • hotels • Osaka • restaurants • shoes • travel)

Sweet and sexy fashion combines in Japan’s new strawberry and chocolate cake-themed lingerie

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 22, 2016

Crowdfunding campaign smashes goal as supporters show they have plenty of room for dessert.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful women • cake • fashion • illustration • lingerie • shoes • sweets)

Looking for a new New Balance? Try these rare “Nyu” handmade sneakers from Japan

• Master Blaster
  Dec 22, 2016

I’m not sure how legal they are, but they’re pretty neat.

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• Japan
• (fashion • Kobe • New Balance • Nyuuz • shoes • sneakers)

Snorlax Pokémon slippers are awesomely adorable, make sounds when you take a step【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 21, 2016

If you’re a Pokémon fan who plans on getting out of bed sometime today, you’ll want these.

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• USA
• (anime • cool • cute • fashion • Pokemon • shoes • slippers • Snorlax • video games)

Japanese chocolatier astounds with super realistic life-sized men’s shoe collection

• Oona McGee
  Nov 25, 2016

From the shoes to the laces, along with shoehorns and bottles of polish, everything in this range is made from sweet chocolate.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • cool • food • Osaka • Rihga Royal Hotel • shoes • sweets)

Let beautiful Japanese patterns bloom in your shoes with these insoles from REGALERIA!

• Kay
  Oct 17, 2016

It’s almost like keeping a secret garden or painting hidden inside your shoes!

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• Japan
• (fashion • insole • REGALERIA • shoes • traditional patterns)

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