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  CANMAKE's makeup is arguably one of the most favored brands of makeup in Japan, especially amongst Japanese young girls. CANMAKE provides a myriad of makeup products to suit all skin types, even those who are sensitive. They come in sweet, lovely designs for affordable prices! Today at J-Subculture, we'd like to introduce of the their products called "Glow Fleur Cheeks," a series of flowery blush that brighten the apples of your cheeks.  Each case of CANMAKE's Glow Fleur C

Japanese stationery is unique, special and crazy, you never know what you´re going to find when you go to a Japanese stationery shop, you don´t even need to spend a lot of money to get something peculiar, the Japanese 100 yen shops are full of original stationery goods like tapes, stickers, notepads, letters & envelopes. Japanese stationery companies have the capacity to take those well known stationery goods, and transform them without modifying their usability. They&a

  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

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 ↓ 'SIMPLE STYLE' and 'HEROIC ACTION' are the fundamentals behind BANDAI's popular figure series. Each figure is highly poseable and faithfully designed, combining all the aspects of 'modelling', 'mobility' and 'coloring' in one unit in top quality. The figures come also with a variety of exchangable parts, such as hands, weapons and facial expressions to bring out the fullest of every character in each pose. S.H.FIGUARTS figures have a standard s

Takara Tomy is a well known Japanese Toy manufacturer created from the merge of Takara and Tomy. This company´s toys are easy to find in Japan´s toy shops, some of the best known franchises and hit products like Microman, Battle Beasts, Beyblade, B-Daman or Transformers are from Takara Tomy.   The company also owns the rights for one of the most profitable franchises ever, Pokemon! Few weeks ago we introduced you the Pokemon Moncolle collection a stunning collection of Pokemon v

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

One of the top products sold at J-Subculture would be stationery supplies. And why not? Japan has the hottest new stationery, that are both trendy and functionable! Brilliant ideas for stationery come to life in Japan, expanding the numerous kinds of stationery out there. There are so many pens, markers, pencils, and other writing untensils in vast ranges of colors and designs to choose from.   Today, we at J-Subculture would like to introduce you to the Japanese company Pilot and its line

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ POKEMON, or Pocket Monsters written out, is a franchise centered around fictional creatures that often root or are inspired by Japanese folklore, which is filled with specters, demons, ghosts and other mystical beings of old. Since its launch in the mid-90's, Pokemon rapidly spread out and has firmly established itself as a top media franchise, representing an unprecedented phenomenon around the world. There are numerous video games, animated

緑茶 (ryokucha) or Japanese green tea, is the top kind of tea that is consumed in Japan. There are many known health benefits from drinking green tea. For a beautiful life, drinking green tea is highly recommended, compared to its other tea counterparts. What is green tea made of though? And how is drinking green tea good for you? Let us at J-Subculture elaborate.  Japanese green tea is made from the plant, チャノキ (chanoki), or Camellia sinensis. The image above is a picture of th