KK Raises Its Halloween Game In The Big C

No offense to our perennial fave Mister Donut, but Mr. Krispy Kreme has flat out FLOORED IT for Halloween in The Big J. (At this point, we should mention that the blog I’ll Make It Myself and the Twitter account for Things From Japan were the inspiration for this post.) Not sure what’s going on […]

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October 21, 2015

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Fresh From The Big M….

Gotta admit, “Neko Atsume” has flown under the Big J radar as far as I’m concerned. It seems that this is a cat game you play on your mobile phone. OK, I get it. And since Japan is obsessed with cats, naturally you have to make…air fresheners with the kitteh on them. Sure, why not? […]

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October 20, 2015

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‘Tocktober USB Disney Butts!

Just plug Winnie The Pooh, Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck into the outlet, and then add your USB charging cord. RN24 says they’re going for “1,800 yen (US$16.50), and according to the Hamee site are scheduled to ship out in early October.” Buy ’em now! That store ad looks great. I like how they! Put! […]

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October 17, 2015

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Make It A Pokemon #Tocktober

I’m gonna put the disclaimer out there right now- I know nothing about Pokemon. Other than they’re Cute and from you-know-where. The first two photos must be keyrings. What’s the third picture? And I’m getting a distinct WinnieThe Pooh and Tigger vibe here, too. Anyone able to do a translayshe from this site? Ran a […]

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October 16, 2015

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Make It A Pokemon #Tocktober

I’m gonna put the disclaimer out there right now- I know nothing about Pokemon. Other than they’re Cute and from you-know-where. The first two photos must be keyrings. What’s the third picture? And I’m getting a distinct WinnieThe Pooh and Tigger vibe here, too. Anyone able to do a translayshe from this site? Ran a […]

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October 16, 2015

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Halloween In The Big C (Part II)

In last week’s Part I, we got the lowdown on the Mister Donut menu. This week, we’re doin’ the Raccoon thing. Specifically, this is author Sterling North’s pet raccoon from the book Rascal, which apparently is quite popular in The Big J. So…Japanese doughnut shop Floresta whipped these up. Available ’til Hallowee, with their cost […]

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October 14, 2015

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Halloween In The Big M

Ah, it’s a fall tradition at C.O. Trying to discover what Mister Donut is offering up in The Big J. Seriously, I was asking Andrew (“oooo, I forgot to look in YouTube”) Y. about this like in August probably. Anyway. In poking around the InterTubes and through their Twitter and Facebook accounts, this is what […]

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October 8, 2015

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