My son went to see the Avatar movie the other day. Has anyone else seen it? What did you think? My son loved it!! Group of mates, the 3D glasses, the...
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I have lived and worked in Japan for the past twenty five years off and on. I have seen many changes and enjoyed the various paradoxes and anomalies of everyday Japanese living.
If you are invited to fancy dress parties this year and need some inspiration for a character, this headpiece might just convince you to go sumo...
Is this the Best Toy for 2009 on Amazon Japan? As a family we had a lot of giggles over this Cool Pick. What do you do with it? Has anyone purchased...
Tokyo Parking I love presenting the family with a puzzle during the holiday season. Something that they can really fiddle with and let their mind...
Kids Educational When my kids were small, I put out lovely beech wood blocks for them to play with. These blocks were handed down through the family...
I spoke yesterday about being amazed with the variety that Amazon Japan can offer in products. Not only is there variety, but the products often seem...
Well I had to release this post in quick response to the fish head post! I am in stitches …. I am laughing at these fantastic ideas for fancy...
After yesterday’s nostalgic Mitaka post on taiyaki filled with anko, I was directed to look at this wacky head piece on Amazon Japan. It is a...
For those who love the guitar, I couldn’t resist showcasing this product on Amazon Japan Cool Picks today. Is this product ‘only in...
Link to Amazon Japan Do you love wood and feel that there is too much plastic in your life? I know that my father-in-law is crazy about wooden...
Link to Amazon Japan. Is this product one that we could say “Only in Japan,” or have you seen these in your country? They are gloves...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Amazon Japan What is this? A blast from the past in telephones? Natsukashii!!! You are looking at Showa Retro here !! Seems like “everything...
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...
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...
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...
My knitted pooch on Amazon Japan. Whilst it seems that kids today want the fast games, plastic pieces and newest, cutest brand characters, there...
Ponyo Karuta Cards on Amazon Japan This year Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea was released by Ghibli Studio. It received a variety of critique but...
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