All About Japan

Decorate Your Lair with Sith Lords

Furniture manufacturer IDC Otsuka has unveiled its Star Wars/Premium Home Collection—a set any Jedi Master would love to get their hands on!

Mount Fuji Envelope

Surprise your friends with a special letter or invitation using this delightful Mount Fuji envelope.

Samurai Attire for the Modern Gentleman

Save your suits for another day! Wazigen Shizuka has released its new line of modern hakama and yukata styles, and you won't believe where some of the inspiration came from!

Madoka Magica-Inspired Apparel & Accessories

Dresses, bags, skirts, rings and more!

Keep Your Neck Warm with a Cat Scarf!

Don't worry, it's not made out of cats—but a purchase could actually help one.

White Rabbit's JLPT Kanji Flashcards

Spending hours writing lines of kanji doesn't work for you? Then why don't you try playing with them and learning the ones that look alike, allowing you to learn twice as fast!

6 Cute Sushi Knickknacks

Six fun accessories for the sushi-obsessed!

The Goose that Laid the Golden... Candy Bar?

While it may seem like something out of a fairy tale, Kit Kat has officially announced it will start selling Kit Kats encased in real gold!

Modern-Style Calligraphy Gift Set

Want to really level-up your kanji skills? This authentic Japanese calligraphy set consists of artisanal writing tools selected by Shinseido, one of last makers of Suzuka Ink in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture.

5 Key Sushi Accessories

Check out the key bits of kitchenware and what-not that every sushi connoisseur needs to have on hand.

TP So Delicious You'll Want to Eat It

Toilet paper that gives fruit roll-ups a whole new meaning.

In the Name of the Moon... Accessorize!

Unlike Sailor Moon and the Scouts, you won't need to play an arcade game to win these accessories.

What Time? Kanji Time!

Strut the streets of Tokyo with this high-fashion kanji watch.

Doraemon & Hello Kitty United at Last!

Japan's two most famous not-quite-cats have teamed up for a line of character goods that will have every fan running for their nearest Sanrio store!

Dyson Robo-Vacuum Arrives in Japan

The 360 Eye is the British firm’s first proper venture into autonomous home service robotics.

Award-Winning Sushi Candy

This sushi candy blows all other fake food out of the water—because it can actually be eaten, of course!

Downloadable Hiragana & Katakana Workbook

Improve your hiragana and katakana writing skills with the "Hiragana + Katakana Print Yourself" workbook—available online for less than $2!

Life-Size R2-D2 is a Moving Refrigerator!

This plucky droid moves, speaks, projects images and delivers your beer. What more could you ask?

More Sushi Suitcase Covers!

Well, this could be one way to either get a fair amount of attention from airport security. Or a laugh. Or both.

Download these Kanji Worksheets Free!

To help everyone looking to start learning Japanese, the Nihon Ichiban team has created a beginners' kanji ebook that you can view and download totally free!

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