We're always testing out new and unique beauty products to put into your Nomakenolife Japanese and Korean beauty box and today is no different! As you may know, Japan is world renown for its beauty products and especially its eyeliner. But when there's so many available on the market how do you know which one...

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New Years in Japan is a very important time of year, in fact it is the MOST important time of year! Forget Japanese Christmas, New Years is when everyone has time off work, companies release cool expensive food like these gold leaf potato chips, and families get together and eat New Years cooking, also known...

Earlier in the year Starbucks Japan announced a new project called Starbucks Japan Wonder Project with the aim of letting customers "experience an unknown Japan" through their products! The first drink in this series featured Houjicha (roasted green tea) from Ishikawa prefecture. Starbucks is always releasing weird limited drinks, but this time to represent the...

Many people make the assumption that Japan either celebrates Christmas the same way as their home country, or they don't celebrate it at all. But actually, neither is true! Japan has developed its very own unique way of celebrating Christmas. And no, don't worry it doesn't involve eating bugs! There aren't many Christians in Japan,...

If you read our previous post explaining Taiyaki, we're sure you already have an idea of what this tasty snack is! But for those in need of a recap, Taiyaki is usually a fish shaped pancake filled with a sweet red bean paste filling! And although it's fish shaped don't worry, there's no actual fishy...