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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 th

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

  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

Japanese stationery companies have the capacity to take those well known stationery goods, and transform them without modifying their usability. They´re capable to create ordinary stationery goods which seem to be totally new by just adding little modifications to the key idea, developing brand-new products that everyone know how to use. Midori is one of those Japanese stationery bands who focus their developments efforts towards this idea, brand new well known use

Established in Japan in 1950, Midori is a Design Stationery brand of international repute - famous and admired for the smoothness of its MD paper, the quality of its brass products and its beautiful leather traveller's notebook. BRASS, an alloy of copper and zinc, has its own adorable gloss, and has been used in architecture, furniture and hardware, art and craftworks since antiquity. Over the years, its surface oxidizes to become a deep, tender color hue worthy of long appreciation. Some Midori

   Introducing Monchhichi, lovable stuffed monkey-like fairy dolls sure to make anyone smile! Monchhichi were made and sold since 1974 by the famous Japanese doll company Sekiguchi Coporation. It has become so popular that in 1980, a Japanese TV show was broadcasted based on them. It was called, "Futago no Monchhichi," or "Monchhichi Twins." From there on out, the adorable dolls gained fans not only in Japan, but also around the world.  Monchhichi is also

  During the winter holidays, it is absolutely essential to relax. With long hours at work, you must be exhausted. Why don't you give your tired eyes a well deserved rest with KAO Megurhythm Eye Masks? What are KAO Megurhythm Eye Masks? This brilliant invention is the answer to all your weary eyed problems! Apply these eye masks to your eyes when they're closed and feel its magic. Each set of eye masks produces steam the temperature of approx. 40°C that comfortably soothes your eyes. Y

【J-SUB Product Introductions – Anime Popculture related Items】 The from October starting 4th season of『My Hero Academia・僕のヒーローアカデミア』is now one of the most hotly anticipated anime to come out this fall!! My Hero Academia, or short HeroAca, was first published in the WEEKLY SHOUNEN JUMP issue no. 32 in 2014 and has been serialized since in 24 volumes! The anime ran for its 1st season from April to June 2016, the 2nd season from March to September

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

  WELCOME TO THE NANOBLOCK WORLD OF ANIMALS! Each animal is from the Nanoblock mini collection series. These nanoblocks are so tiny. At first, they seem unconnected, but when you put them together, they form an adorable animal! They're so small that they can fit in the palm of your hand! Just looking at them makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. They make great decorations too! And they're great for your personal collection. If you look very closely, you