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Meisa Kuroki Takes First Place for Most Attractive Eyes

Who has the most beautiful eyes in Japanese entertainment?   According to a recent Internet poll, asking 500 men and women in their 20s and 30s, 21-year-old actress Meisa Kuroki has ...

Washugyu - best of both beef worlds

It's the latest, juiciest and meatiest ingredient to hit the gourmet market, and it's popping up in menus of ZAGAT and Michelin-rated restaurants all over North America. From the infamous ...

Only in Japan - Costume Play and BBQ

Costume Play and BBQ restaurant nearby Kanda station in Tokyo is a real meat lovers heaven. . . servers dressed in Playboy bunnies, cow girls, nurses, policewomen, bringing you raw ...

Michelle says, ‘Don’t miss out on a naked hot springs experience!’

"I remember the steam rising to kiss my rose-coloured cheeks as snowflakes danced and settled into my hair. It was all so serene, so calming, SO AWKWARD!" - Michelle ...

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AlmostJapanese.com’s First Fashion Challenge: the Hat

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Nov 25 2009     5 Comments
Posted in : Japanese Style
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ATTN: Japanese Fashionphiles - the challenge is you + HAT + camera. Hats have infiltrated Japanese fashion - Think you can pull it off? Prove it to us.

Japanese Girls Trend Watch - 2009 Winter Outdoor Mix Style

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Nov 05 2009     2 Comments
Posted in : Japanese Style
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Mix ski bunny cuteness and boarder chick funk, throw in a leggings/highsocks with faux fur and you’ve got the style for winter 2009.

Marc Jacob’s Totally Japonesque 2010 Spring Collection

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 15 2009     1 Comment
Posted in : Japanese Style
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The fashionista buzz everywhere is Marc Jacob’s 2010 spring collection exuding Japanese inspiration at New York Fashion Week. The ballerina cabaret girl combined with Geisha-esque make up and up-dos is mysteriously captivating.

Fashion Designer, Masaki Matsushima, Primps Tokyo 2016 Bid Team

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 30 2009     1 Comment
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Masaki Matsushima will make sure the Tokyo 2016 team will look ultra suave for their Bid’s final presentation in Copenhagen.

Amuro Namie Still Reigns as Style Icon

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 12 2009     2 Comments
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Namie Amuro still is at the top of the game, beating out Ayumi Hamasaki and the current ‘it’ girl, Yukina Kinoshita.

Forever 21 in Harajuku - this season’s cheap-rich look

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Jul 15 2009     0 Comments
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 Reading the latest Japanese fashion magazines, it seems like the Japanese are buying into some imported style. American clothing retail chain Forever 21’s debut in …

“I want your eyeballs!” - Circle Contact Lenses

Written By: Michelle Seto on - May 29 2009     0 Comments
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Written by Guest Writer Michelle Seto 
From fake eyelashes to bright, candy-coloured blush, Japanese girls lead the way in achieving the crushingly cute baby doll …