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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 company BANDAI. Gunpla are customizable assemb

Sets available from JUNE 25, 2015: YAMATO (Standard) NAGATO (Amazon.jp Limited Edition) Set Content YAMATO: -PS Vita Face-Cover  -Protection Hard Pouch – White with images of KAGA and AKAGI (possible to store the Vita with face-cover mounted) -Cleaning Cloth with Anime Series Theme Set Content NAGATO: -PS Vita Face-Cover  -Protection Hard Pouch – Blue with image of AKATSUKI, HIBIKI, IKAZUCHI and INAZUMA (possible to store the Vita with face

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 ↓ 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

  Wanna add more pop to your drawings? Feel the need to highlight sentences in more vivid colors? In love with using colors but afraid of making mistakes? Pilot Frixion Erasable Color Markers are perfect for you! These markers are so colorful, it's as if a stream of a rainbow is captured in their ink! What makes them perfect is, like other Frixion writing utensils, you can erase what you've written/drawn/highlighted without having to worry about messing up your works or troublesome eraser s

  ”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

Kuretake, founded in 1902, focuses on sumi-e inks for traditional brush calligraphy, pens and brush pens. Nowadays this modern Japanese company continues producing traditional ink. Their brush pens brushes are made with high quality hair making them some of the best pen brushes of the Japanese stationery, and today we want to introduce you one of their most colorful and best products, Kuretake Zig Letter Pens!  This stylish pen brings you the chance to pick your favorite pen body colo

  This pen is revolutionary. This is the pen of your dreams. Here at J-Subculture, we have the pen of the future: Pilot Frixion Ball Slim Pens! The most slender of all the pens from the Pilot Frixion series, Frixion Slim Ball Pens boast of a tip the size of 0.38 mm! Their sleek, slim design allows you to keep as many as you'd like freely in your bags. You can have all the colors of the rainbow without breaking your pencil case. Isn't that fantastic? What is more, since its tip is so small,

  To those with a great memory, you probably remember that we've introduced to you before a series of adorable animal mini clips by the Japanese stationery company. (Interested in this product? click the following link for details: www.j-subculture.com/guides/sub/623). Today at J-Subculture, we'd like to introduce you to a different adorable series from Midori. They're Midori Mini Magnets! Midori's stationery game is going on strong with these perfectly tiny and pra

From anime merch and luxury brands to rare trading cards and vintage electronics, Japan has some of the most profitable inventory for online resellers — if you know where to look. The only challenge? Most Japanese marketplaces don’t ship overseas, and sourcing directly can be intimidating without the right tools or partners. In this guide, we’ll cover three smart ways to source Japanese products for resale, including one method that most people overlook — but