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Sumikko Gurashi Felty Sewing Machine - USD 167
Even though they are relatively newcomers in Japan's packed cute characters "scene," the Sumikko Gurashi creatures (the bear Shirokuma, dinosaur Tokage, uncertain penguin Penguin?, slice of leftover...
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Casio G-Shock GMW-B5000TCF-2JR Camouflage Watch - USD 2881
Casio is always finding novel ways to revamp its massively successful G-Shock series, ever since 1983 when the first DW-5000C came out, and one look at the latest Casio G-Shock GMW-B5000TCF-2JR...
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Japanese Olympic Committee Asics Fleece Mittens - USD 77
The Japanese Olympic Committee Asics Fleece Mittens are a vibrant pair of Winter Olympics gloves that keep you warm while encouraging you to do your best regardless of the chilly weather. Integrating...
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Shiatsu Leg Warmers - USD 58
Available in pink or gray, the Shiatsu Leg Warmers are a wearable, comfortable way to maintain the temperature you want. The pair of warmers are made with microbeads and microfibers, and massage your...
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Demon Slayer Retro Japanese Pattern Face Mask - USD 13
Regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic, the market for face masks in Japan is enormous and has been so for decades. Between common cold and the various strains of flu and allergies, such masks are a...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Traditional Lunchbox - USD 185
The technique is called "magewappa" and consists of bending thin slates of wood with steam to give them perfectly round or cylindrical shapes. It is one of the classic crafts of Japan, so it is only...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Samurai Kaiken Knife - USD 444
Samurai blades are one of the most recognizable items of Japanese culture and even though Japanese fencing (kendo) isn't part of the Olympics, the Japanese Olympic Committee couldn't miss an...
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Doarin Door Chime - USD 151
The Doarin Door Chime adds another resonant note to someone's arrival at your door, a sound evoking the bells used in Buddhist temples. This isn't by accident, since its maker, Yamaguchi Kyujo of...
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Otona no Kagaku Kaleidoscope Projector Kit - USD 64
The 1960s are long gone but their aesthetics and style are still with us and probably will remain so for many more years to come. A big part of that are kaleidoscope images and the Otona no Kagaku...
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Smartphone Lighthouse Nightlight - USD 50
The flashlight is one of our smartphones' most useful functions, but most of us haven't thought of using it as something else - a nightlight. The Smartphone Lighthouse Nightlight, though, is exactly...
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Night Book Light - USD 516
The Night Book Light is one more of those fine examples of the thinking that has made Japanese design among the best in the world. It's a very simple idea - as often happens with Japanese designs - but...
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Otona no Kagaku Edison Wax Cylinder Phonograph Kit - USD 75
It isn't a Japanese invention (it was invented by Thomas Edison in the late nineteenth century) but in a nation so obsessed with gadgets (and building models), it isn't surprising that you can get your...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asics Cloth Jacket - USD 218
There are hundreds of items in any Olympic event’s official merchandise catalog and things wouldn't (and couldn’t) be any different for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. A good deal...
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Sasitemi Pencil Sharpener - USD 94
Six seconds! That's all the Sasitemi Pencil Sharpener needs to make your pencil as sharp as you want it - from mechanical pencil needle-like thinness to art-project thickness. And what's more, it does...
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Otona no Kagaku Twin-Lens Reflex Camera Kit - USD 64
Twin lens reflex cameras used to be all the rage in the 1960s with their weird, oblong shape and the big top viewfinder that allowed photographers to frame their pictures with both eyes while still...
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Otona no Kagaku Pinhole Planetarium Kit - USD 64
Home planetariums come in all shapes and sizes but the one in the Otona no Kagaku Pinhole Planetarium Kit is probably the most amazing available today. Not only because it's small enough that you can...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tamagotchi Pillar Giyu - USD 67
The nine Pillars are the powerful swordsmen in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga series, which in just four years has become one of the most successful titles of the genre. Now the movie version...
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Midori no Tanuki Cube Instant Noodles Rubik's Cube - USD 69
The Midori no Tanuki Cube Instant Noodles Rubik's Cube is about as Japanese a take on the Rubik's Cube toy as you might imagine. Megahouse, which holds the license for the Rubik's Cube series in Japan,...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asics 20-Liter Backpack - USD 160
Even if you already have a backpack you like, you won't be able to resist getting a Tokyo 2020 Olympics Asics 20-Liter Backpack: in navy blue or black, this large bag by Asics, Japan's top sports...
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Edo Bitsu 15C Rice Container - USD 206
Without a rice cooker, it's really hard to get Japanese rice exactly right, but even if you manage that, storing cooked rice is a whole other challenge. The best way to do it is the traditional one,...
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