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Have you ever heard of the character, Domo? Domo is a famous character in Japan. He's a monster who constantly has his mouth open. There's no need to fear him though, because he's actually sweet and cuddly despite his looks. Domo or Domo-kun, is the official mascot character of NHK, which is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. His name is a Japanese pun from the word どうも (doumo). Domo means "hello there," which depicts Domo's kind and friendly nature.   

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 Japanese diet. Small fish w

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

  It's the beginning of the new year, which means that NOW the perfect time to put your best face forward. Why not switch things up with a new look? By using a new eyeshadow palette, you can achieve an appearance of allure and charm that you've never experienced before with what you normally use. CANMAKE Perfect Eyeshadow series offers various kinds of eyeshadows that come in pretty hues and convenient designs. Bring out the beauty in your eyes through these "too good to be true"

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ The peculiarity of this pretty puzzle series by TENYO of DISNEY characters is that the pieces are made in the way that they look like stained glass. The bright and full colors let the puzzle stones appear as if they were sparkling jewels. As you join together piece after piece the characters take form and a beautiful picture spreads out in front of you. After the artwork is completed, all pieces tightly fitted in their places, the puzzle pictur

I Will Make You Miku Miku (Miku Miku ni Shiteageru) ♪ Speaking of Vocaloids, Hatsune Miku is a Vocaloid! There are various figures of Hatsune Miku, so please search for "Hatsunemiku" (*^_^*) Please feel free to contact us if you have any requests!

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

  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

For products, scroll down to the bottom ↓ Neither STAR WARS nor BANDAI need much of an introduction we think, both have been long-establish brands. However when these two join forces, fans of the Star Wars franchise can frolic of the sight of collectibles the cooperation of brands brings about. Bandai plastic model kits are no exception to this excitement and enjoy great popularity. Like the movies are always anxiously anticipated, also hobby enthusiast look forward eagerly to new rel

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