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We've got some special news for all your Pokemon fans out there! Next month, the Japanese toy company Takara Tomy will be releasing three awesome editions of Pokemon Moncolle: Shiny Mega Gengar, Shiny Mega Gardevoir, and Volcanion! If you're interested, scroll down for pics!: Shiny Mega Gengar! Look at his fearsome, trickster looks. He's fierce and wild! Here's Shiny Mega Gardevoir! In her sleek, black dress, she looks both beautiful and dangerous. And here's the legendary Volcanion! Be

Japan is a country filled to the brim with avid chopstick users. People acquire the skill to use chopsticks from an early age. Since chopsticks are a big part of Japanese food culture, you can find them in all sorts of designs in Japan. We at J-Subculture like to keep tabs on the assorted designs of chopsticks and today we'd like to talk about combat chopsticks! It's about time you've ditched the drab, wooden ones, isn't it? Man, do I know the struggle...So combat chopsticks--what are they? Tha

椿 (tsubaki) refers to Japonica Camellia, known more commonly as Japanese camellia. This gorgeous flower usually blooms between January and March. Its petals can range from red to pink to white, sometimes with streaks and speckles. The ones most cherished in Japan are the ones that bloom a deep, vivid red. The oils of tsubaki have properties that are completely beneficial to one's beauty cares. It softens the skin, smoothens the hair, and brings out the natural glow one has. They n

Your child is sleepy… he or she needs to go to bed, but he won’t fall asleep if he doesn’t have with himself a particular, close and spongy friend. He doesn’t want any kind of plushy doll… he has the perfect friend already, and its name is Anpanman! And what your child needs is an Anpanman sweet and plushy doll!! Every cute and super funny Anpanman characters are perfectly well designed in order to be perfect to huge… your kids they are going to love them! Soft, sweet, all this mushy puppetts

Splatoon is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game centers around characters known as Inklings—beings that can transform between humanoid and squid forms, and hide or swim through colored ink sprayed on surfaces using gun or brush-based weaponry. Splatoon features several game modes, including 4-on-4 online multiplayer and a single player campaign. Splatoon players control characters called Inklings, who have the ability to shape-shift between human and squid

”すみっコぐらし” How about a comfortable life living in the corner? These adorable friends feel at ease when they're sitting in the end seats of a train, packed at a single table in a cafe, and simply lying together in the nook of the room. It's a lifestyle that keeps these friends cozy and snug. Let's take a look at these "things in the corner," shall we? すみっコぐらし (Sumikko Gurashi) are characters from San-x that are highly popular in Japan. Known for th

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day This is the title of an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures which was aired in 2011. It was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and an anime film of the series was released in 2013. Its genre can be divided into drama, supernatural, romance, and tragedy. This is a story about a group of six childhood friends who drift apart after one of the friends called "Menma" dies in an accident. Through the reappearance of Menma as a ghost visi

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ TAKARA TOMY, which is licensee of POKEMON merchandise and manufacturer of the big selling mini figures POKEMON MONCOLLE (Monster Collection), including the POKEMON MEGA EVOLUTION SERIES, is about to release the latest series of collection figures with the POKEMON MONCOLLE EX, introducing several new characters of the POKEMON MOON & SUN installment, such as LITTEN, POPPLIO, SOLGALEO, LUNALA, ROWLET and many more. Th

Splatoon is a video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game centers around characters known as Inklings—beings that can transform between humanoid and squid forms, and hide or swim through colored ink sprayed on surfaces using gun or brush-based weaponry. Splatoon features several game modes, including 4-on-4 online multiplayer and a single player campaign. Splatoon players control characters called Inklings, who have the ability to shape-shift between human a

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