Tag Archives: weird Japanese product

January 03

And This Year’s Winners In The Tournament Of Weird Japanese Appliances Are…

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In for the gold by a mile: the Electric Sweet Potato Roaster In the steamy competition for Most Japanese Appliance Ever, I think you’ll have to agree that the electric sweet potato roaster owns the podium. Not only is it good for making one thing (and one thing only), that thing is the most Japanese winter […]

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December 06

Cat Feet Chair Socks!

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I know that you’ll be super envious to hear that my kitchen chairs are now prancing around on little cat feet! Gone are the days when the awful screeching sound of chair on floor could drive guests away faster than a pot of soup generously endowed with all four kinds of cow stomach. These “Tiger Feet” […]

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December 13

Top Ten Crazy Holiday Gifts from Japan 2017!

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It’s that time of year, when everyone who’s easy to buy presents for already has a big satisfying check mark next to their name, but the ones who don’t are driving me crazy, because I just can’t think of anything that will surprise and/or delight them. Or at least make them scream when they open […]

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August 14

The Meat Washcloth

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Still looking for that perfect souvenir to surprise your friends back home? Well, they certainly won’t be expecting this. • When not washing her face with a slice of meat, Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Tokyo “A genuinely gripping crime thriller which wrong-foots and perplexes the reader throughout, drawing us in emotionally . . . […]

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May 11

A Leopard For Your Butt

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I’ve seen fruit for your patootie and warriors for your derriere, but this is the first time I’ve encountered top-of-the-food-chain predators for your butt. Am trying hard not to imagine the Japanese bathroom where this would fit right in… • Read a novel set in Tokyo

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April 11

I’m Sure They Didn’t Mean To Suggest…

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• Read a novel set in Tokyo…

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April 02

Please Tell Me This Isn’t Really A Thing

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GLAMPING. Camping + Glamour = Glamping? No. In fact, all flavors of charcoal-toasted NO. On a stick. Those two words don’t belong together EVER. Except, maybe, in Japan. Where you can purchase rugged tents like these: And toast yourself some classic campfire treats with this: And you can even bring Fifi. Update: OMG, what should I see this morning but an actual news […]

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