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 For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ Who would have thought?! The Japanese discover their renowned swords again. In particular younger generations get hooked to the ancient weapons, the status symbol of the venerated Japanese knights of old - the samurai. The increased interest into the blade, however, can't only be seen with men, but also young women are surprisingly drawn to the topic, be it for KATANA (the Japanese word for sword) swordplay and dance exercise classes or

  らきすた or Lucky Star is the name of a Japanese manga, anime, and video game series. The manga was written by Kagami Yoshimizu. It was published in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since 2003 as comic strip manga. It was adapted into a 24-episode anime produced by Kyoto Animation in 2007, and a video game series was made through 2005 to 2009. It's mainly about the lives of four teenage girls who attend a Japanese high school. Starting from the far left, there's Tsukasa Hiiragi, Ko

  MUJI (Mujirushi, 無印良品) is a Japanese company that revolves around the idea of a "no brand" concept and utmost simplicity. Through their natural, soft, and aesthetic products, they've captured the hearts of many around the world. Each product is carefully made through a process that is both good for the environment and also ensuring of good quality. With fresh and clean ideas come items that will make our lives better. One of their well known products is their cut cotton

We live in the 21th century, and we are sure that everyone of you already knows who Pokemon is. But if you are a young parent, maybe your little children won´t still know this character and all the series about this little monster and all of his friends and their many adventures. In 2006 the famous franchise celebrated its 10th anniversary! Pokemon, as we know it, is a super multi-media video game, manga, trading card game and televised anime franchise. Firstly created and developed for G

  One of the hottest Japanese beauty products right now is the "Perfect" series by Shiseido Senka. In particular, "Perfect Whip" is one of the most popular of them all. This is a must for anyone who actually cares about their skin and wants an effective and affordable skin care product. Perfect Whip is a type of facial foam you can use easily through squeezing it out of its light blue tube. It only requires a pea-sized amount of create lots of rich lather, and usually co

A popular must-do for Japanese-styled make up 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 volumize one's eyes, producing a more open-eyed, brighter look. False eyelashes are a staple to "kawaii" make up and fashion. Depending on the type and color of the ey

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓   On your marks, splat or get splattered!    SPLATOON for the WII U brings a fresh stroke into NINTENDO's game landscape and squids have probably never seen such a rapid rise in popularity - even if it is not for the palatine, then for the screen, as the INKLINGS, who can shape shift easily between humanoid and squid form, chase each other around the bizarre city of INKOPOLIS.  After many year

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ TAKARA TOMY's TOMICA are palm-sized diecast toy cars that have been around and appreciate for many decades by people of Japan and around the world. Other than plastic, diecast bodies give an authentic feel, despite the size of the vehicles and the gimmicks they come with, such as opening doors, give it a final touch. To its existing series of models resembling real automobile brands, Takara Tomy also introduced fictional line-ups such as DISN

Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy board game. Its earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century was brought to Japan where it spawned a number of variants. Two players, Sente (Black; more literally, person with the first move) and Gote (White; person with the second move), play on a board composed of rectangles in a grid of 9 ranks (rows) by 9 files (columns).   The rectangles are undifferentiated by marking or color. The bo

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ AMIIBO distributed by NINTENDO is a game accessory figure with a built-in IC-CHIP.  The figures can be read into the WII U ‘Wii U GamePad’, the ‘NEW NINTENDO  3DS (incl. XL)’ as well as the 'NINTENDO 2DS' systems, whereby it allows players to enjoy various interlinked activities within the game, such as training characters or collecting all kinds of bonus content for compatible software. The