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Hot Fish Pancakes Please
Link to Amazon Japan. When I was a student at university in the 1980's, one of my favourite foods was 'taiyaki' with red bean anko paste. I would make the…
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Japan Key Protectors
I picked up a Rilakkuma key protector for my apartment keys. It came in a round plastic ball which when opened popped out the "HAPPY XMAS" Rilakkuma…
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Minnie ATM
Link to Amazon Japan. This is really a Mini or is that Minnie ATM! Excuse the pun!! I was shown this item on Amazon Japan by my teenage daughter. She…
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Kids Projects
Link to Amazon Japan I was really pleased to hear via email from my niece in Australia the other day. She told me that she had won an award for a special…
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DS Gachapin Protector
Click on Amazon Japan for more here. A new case for the DS or DS Lite is a great idea for the stocking. This year I got one of these for the DS Lite. (…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday Wk32
If its sweets you are looking for, then this week won't disappoint. Put your main meal away and dig into a few of these filler upper snacks. As always…
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Hot Bear Cuddle
Click on Amazon Japan for more about this bear. Japan loves its teddy bears! This bear is a great one for those who have constant tummy ache issues. He…
Tech
Dual Monitor Notebook
The notebook PC maker, Kohjinsha (工人舎), has brought out a surprising new feature on its latest compact notebook. It has 2 screens. Despite being a small…
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My Pikachu Car
Click on this link for Amazon Japan. When my boys were growing up, they always liked a full basket of different mini cars to dip into. They were kept…
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Crunky Chocolate Jigsaw
Find out more on Amazon Japan. Do you love Crunky chocolate? When I first came to Japan, I could never work out why they called it Crunky. It seemed a…
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Traditional Telephone
Amazon Japan What is this? A blast from the past in telephones? Natsukashii!!! You are looking at Showa Retro here !! Seems like "everything old is new…
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Onigiri Trumps
Onigiri Trumps I wrote about onigiri trumps recently on my own site Kimonobox. They were very popular. What a great gift to take back from Japan for the…
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Green Clock Man
Green Clockman Alarm clocks are not my favourite item in the house. But clockman is different! Clockman does a great job in getting teenage kids moving in…
Shopping
Tokyo Outlet Mall
Venus Fort, located at Odaiba, Tokyo, has just opened what is said to be the first outlet mall in Tokyo. A lot of people may know about the outlet malls…
Living in Japan
Japan Blood Types
It is raining in Tokyo and most of Japan today. I was planning to play golf, but decided to cancel due to the rain. I much prefer playing in sunshine ^^.…
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Cool Educational
Thomas Tank Katakana Blocks Teaching Japanese to kids can be helped along with these great educational bricks via a stop on Amazon Japan. Thomas Tank…
Outdoors & Sport
Japan Ladies Golf Fashion
Japan golf is riding a new wave of popularity with Ishikawa Ryo in the mens section and now a group of women coming on to the scene who are changing the…
Photos
Omotesando Illumination Bokeh
The Omotesando illuminations are back after a number of years absence because they attracted too many crowds making the road too crowded for local residents and businesses. It is good to see the lights back on in Omotesando, but with the switch to eco friendly LED lights, the atmosphere seemed a little bit subdued.