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FRUITS Sep 2009

Fruits magazine is the premiere street life publication featuring the "Harajuku Free Style." Cover to cover full-color photos of the fashionable young people who walk and hang Japan's young culture capital, Harajuku. Stating the current in Japanese fashion counterculture within the kogal and Goth-Loli subcultures, it doesn't bother to judge. Fashion as worn by the fashion-sensible and the fashion-senseless. From imported jeans to cute tops with funny English on them to wacky hair styles and...

DORAEMON HIRAGANA Learning Book with HIRAGANA Chart

Here's a cool and fun way of keeping you motivated to practice writing your kanji. Let Doraemon help you learn hiragana with this fun workbook. The book shows you the stroke order of the characters and gives you a practice section on the bottom filled with great illustrations of the wacky blue cat from the future and his cast of friends to keep you motivated. Includes a hiragana chart to help you. A great study guide supplement to all studying the Japanese language.    

Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants to Japan

Interested in living in Japan? Not visiting, living, perhaps permanently? If so, then this bilingual handbook published in English and Japanese can help. Written by influential Arudou Debito, aka David Christopher Aldwinckle, an American who took Japanese citizenship and who has become an activist for foreigners' rights here. The book covers many areas, including how to find a job and obtain a working visa, learning how to live with Japanese culture, and even areas like how to buy or build a...

Navy JINBEI / Summer Relax Wear Set ~ L size

For your lounging, relaxing, personal style, this jinbei (Japanese informal clothes for men) set with short jacket and trousers is a nice way to relax at home, functionally, a sort of Japanese smoking jacket for men. This is a dark gray colored jinbei set with woven vent on the jacket sides. Relax Japanese style with this cool jinbei. Loose fitting for a relaxed feel. This is an L size which is good for those 96-104 cm chest sizes, 175 - 185 cm in height and waists between 84-94 cm which are...

Clear Case for iPhone 3G with AC Charger

For those who want a little extra in their iPhone accessories, this is a useful protective clear case set for your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3Gs! Perfectly shaped to fit Apple's iPhone dimensions, this is a hard shell protective case also comes with transparent film to guard the screen of your iPhone and even features a hole and strap for you to attach a decorative strap on the bottom if you prefer. Additionally, it comes with a spare AC charger for those trips on the road when you know your battery...

NINJA Matoryoshika Doll

Enjoy this beautiful wooden figure display, that combines the Russian Nesting Dolls with that of Japanese culture. This beautiful Shinobi (ninja) doll consists of one large hollow ninja, which encases a smaller ninja dolls inside. The largest measures 10 cm tall (4 inches). Five ninja dolls inside armed with a variety of weapons from ninja stars, nunchucks, and of course ninja swords. Absolutely awesome!  

Taiga Aisaka 1/8 Figure Miss Contest version ~ Toradora! *Preorder*

Toradora is a recent series of light novels revolving around an unexpected friendship between Takasu Ryuuji kind hearted man (despite his bad boy exterior) and a hot blooded girl called Aiksaka Taiga (aka Hand Held Tiger). Currently released by Dengeki Gao, this was written by Yuyuko Takemiya. Bringing the manga closer to you, here's a cute figure of Aisaka Taiga in a cute 1/8th scale PVC statue that measures at an adorable 19 cm. This is a wonderful Miss Contest version just for you to take...

Moyashimon e hon ~ Wash Your Hands -- Te wo Araou

Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture is a Japanese manga series created by Masayuki Ishikawa, it won the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Grand Prize and the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. This picture book, cute and perfect for beginners who want to study japanese, features Kin, a bacteria charater from the series who take us on a healthy trip. In full hiragana and full color, this picture book is a very good study aid to introduce japanese language to beginners or young people...

Moyashimon vol. 2

Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture is a Japanese manga series created by Masayuki Ishikawa, it won the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Grand Prize and the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, who has a unique ability to see and communicate with bacteria and other micro-organisms. Very funny and original, this manga series is a favorite among J-List's staff. This is volume two. Buy 4 or...

Moyashimon vol. 1

Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture is a Japanese manga series created by Masayuki Ishikawa, it won the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Grand Prize and the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, who has a unique ability to see and communicate with bacteria and other micro-organisms. Very funny and original, this manga series is a favorite among J-List's staff. This is volume one. Buy 4 or...