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Pikarada -- Lemon & Pink Grapefruit

From the snackinators at UHA, we've just got this new gummi that combines the juicy flavors of lemon and grapefruit grapes into a yummy 2-tier gummy that will take your taste buds on a second honeymoon. Along with the tangy pink and yellow flavors there are also some healthy power ups as well -- Collagen (good for the skin), and Fiber give your body some benefits that go beyond the basic good taste. Now you can munch out on gummi candy while keeping an eye on you health. (More like this)

Pikarada -- Lemon & Pink Grapefruit

From the snackinators at UHA, we've just got this new gummi that combines the juicy flavors of lemon and grapefruit grapes into a yummy 2-tier gummy that will take your taste buds on a second honeymoon. Along with the tangy pink and yellow flavors there are also some healthy power ups as well -- Collagen (good for the skin), and Fiber give your body some benefits that go beyond the basic good taste. Now you can munch out on gummi candy while keeping an eye on you health. (More like this)

Mono-Chrome Hello Kitty Tight Bento Box

This is a superb bento box for all fans of Japanese cute culture. Features the popular Hello Kitty printed on the transparent cover. This box measures 13.5 x 9.5 cm (5.25 x 3.75 inch) with locking sides and two removable sub compartments to separate your rice from your okazu meal you eat with your rice. The top and locks are decorated with Hello Kitty print. A sweet message and a great bento box for all cute culture lovers. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

Rilakkuma DX Bento Box Set

If you love Rilakkuma (relax bear) here's a deluxe bento box set for you. This bento set comes with a large bento box (measures 12x18x5 cm or 4x7x2 inches), matching chopsticks and a drawstring bag to bring along with you. The bento box has a separator so you can store your rice from your "ozaku" or things that you eat with your meal, and is kept secure closed via a transparent cover that has side locks. Dishwasher and microwave safe. The chopsticks measure 17 cm (6.7 inches) and also come with...

Hello Kitty Chrimen Box KOPPORI Shape ~ Blue

This is a great item combining the joys of tradition in to popular culture. Sanrio's most famous mascot Hello Kitty, comes crawling into your heart again with this cute chirimen case. Made out of chirimen or the same type of cloth used for making kimono's, this oval-shaped case is decorated with sakura leaves, and measures 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) wide and 3.5 inches (9 cm) long. Attached with a bell for that added kawaii (cute) touch. Get this authentic Sanrio item that's only available from Japan...

Outrageous Japanese - Slang, Curses, and Epithets

THE JAPANESE are extraordinarily polite, soft-spoken, and tend toward vagueness and evasiveness in their speech and manner. Right? Wrong? Well, not always. Japanese can be just as explicit, just as cutting, vicious, vile, and downright vulgar as anyone could or would care to believe. in this Jack Sweard gem, page after page of threats, taunts, curses, and ridicule sets the story straight and leaves no taboo untouched. Discover oddities such as tonji (pig child) and Daruma-Geisha (round-bottomed...

PINK ROTAR

An excellent "pink rotor" vibrating egg from the famous Toy's Heart, this version is a small type for creating as much vibration with portability. This is just about the most basic Japanese vibrator you can buy, a classic "egg rotar" that will bring you much satisfaction. Comes with controller with on/off switch, and takes two standard "AA" batteries (included). A great adult toy novelty! Made here in Japan by Toy's Heart. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)  

Retro Trading Mark 2 Tier Bento Box

All the world knows of Japan's delicious and fun custom of "bento" (boxed lunch). Now you can have a great and authentic bento box for your lunch. A great item, this is a large sized box that you can put your rice and everything else into this two tiered stackable box (15x8x7 cm or 6x3x2.8 inches). Holds rice and "okazu" which is basically "whatever you eat with your rice," including sausages, meatballs, and so on. The cover has a fancy traditional illustration of a stamp used for making trades...

Basic Kanji Drill New -- 4th Grade

For students of Japanese who want another way to increase their kanji skills, or for those who just want a good way to practice, here is a kanji workbook to get you up to speed starting from the Japanese fourth grade school level. This workbook takes you through step-by-step exercises that give you writing practice for the basic kanji characters learned by lower level Japanese elementary school students, with basic-use words that are probably familiar to second or third level Japanese language...

Genki Picture Cards 1 on CD-ROM ~ Genki na E Card 1

Here's a great new item in the Genki Japanese textbook series from Japan: Genki Picture Cards on CD-ROM, which assists you in working through the first Genki textbook by providing a way to quiz yourself on the various action pictures (which accompany useful phrases and situations) in the textbook series, making it easy to memorize words by tying them to mnemonic pictures. Because all lessons are delivered in PDF format, you can use it as-is on your Mac or PC, or print them out for later study...