Building Blocks

What is collagen? Collagen is the most common protein that is produced in the human body. Collagen has various roles to benefit the body, but the most visible role is its power over our skin. Collagen makes the mold of our skin and strengthens it while helping replace and restore dead skin cells. When we're young, the natural process of producing collagen is consistent. However, as we age, the production of collagen in our bodies declines, making our skin sag and leading to a quicker path to

Furikake is a Japanese topping which usually is a mixture of dried tuna, sesame seeds, salt, sliced or seasoned seaweed, etc. Furikake is mainly used to sprinkle over steamed rice and noodles, but it is also used for salads, soups, pasta, and sushi rolls. Here it goes a brief history… Around 1912, a pharmacist called Mr. Suekichi Yoshimaru of Futaba, came up with the idea to make a product with ground fish bones to compensate for a lack of calcium in the Japane

For products, scroll down to the bottom  ↓ It’s about time we dedicate an article to the hugely popular hobby of GUNPLA ( ガンプラ Ganpura) , which has been around for decades with a devoted and growing fan community in its homeland as well as abroad. Gunpla is the abbreviation (oh how Japanese like to abbreviate things!) of the words GUNDAM + PLASTIC MODEL and the products are manufactured by the renowned Japanese toy compa

A popular must-do for Japanese-styled makeup is putting on false eyelashes. Japanese people tend to have eyelashes that are fine and short. Since most Japanese people want to go for the dolly-eyed, anime-styled look of bigger, fuller eyes, many use false eyelashes when putting on their makeup. Putting on false eyelashes volumizes one's eyes, producing a more open-eyed, brighter look. False eyelashes are a staple to "kawaii" makeup and fashion. Depending on the type and color of the eyelashes, th