GUIDES & STORIES
This archive brings together guides that explain how to choose Japanese-made products — such as “Japanese-made frying pans”, “domestic kitchen knives”, “baby tableware”, or plush toys — along with makers' stories and special features. Use it as a starting point when you want to carefully discover tools and daily essentials made in Japan.
Panasonic's Lamdash is sold abroad as the Arc — the same shaver. The 30-degree blade angle, foil vs rotary, and why voltage is not a problem here. Read More
About 13 min read
Turn it over: a chusen yukata looks the same on both sides, a printed one does not. Arimatsu shibori, sizing for tall... Read More
About 14 min read
Samue means Zen work clothes; jinbei is summer only. Kurume and Awa shijira weaves, and the 1,300-year rule about whi... Read More
About 16 min read
The Mitsubishi on your pencil is not the car company, and Blackwing is made in Japan. Hi-uni's 22 grades, Holbein's 1... Read More
About 15 min read
No voltage problem — it runs on gas. But canisters cannot be shipped, so buy the model sold where you live. Iwatani's... Read More
About 13 min read
A nata is a billhook, not a machete, and a Higonokami does not lock — which matters where you live. Japanese camp bla... Read More
About 15 min read
The name is Yokosuka plus jumper, and the jackets were made for US servicemen. What separates hand-guided embroidery ... Read More
About 14 min read
A snow cone machine crushes; a Japanese one shaves ribbons. Manual models need no power at all — and the ice you free... Read More
About 15 min read
Mizuno and Srixon are already in your local pro shop. Which head shape suits your swing — and why visiting golfers fi... Read More
About 13 min read
Panasonic's Nanocare comes in region-specific voltages and Amazon sells the 100V one. KINUJO's Voyage takes 100–240V.... Read More
About 16 min read