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1. iTunes Japan Music Card

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:19 -0400

Apple's iTunes Music Store is incredibly popular in Japan, with hundreds of thousands of tracks of great music from Japan available for 150 or 200 yen per song. For fans of Japanese music around the world it doesn't seem possible to buy through the Japan iTMS, without a Japanese address and credit card. There is a way, however -- using the Japanese iTunes Music Card from Apple! A prepaid card that's charged with money for music purchases, this is a great way for J-POP/J-ROCK fans all over the...

2. Japanese T-shirt "Looking for a Japanese Girlfriend"

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:59:47 -0400

When we made our first "Looking for a Japanese Girlfriend" funny Japanese T-shirt back in 1997, we had no idea what a cult we were creating. Apparently there's a whole bunch of guys in the world who wouldn't mind getting attention from Japanese females. Our best-selling T-shirt ever, this shirt features clear, clean text and a message that is perhaps best translated as "Now accepting applications for Japanese girlfriends." Features a nice red "rising sun of Japan" in the design. You never know...

3. Morinaga Okinawa Black Sugar Caramel

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:57:41 -0400

Another wonderful treat from Japan, this is the famous Morinaga Milk Caramel, a delicious classic dark caramel with over 100 years of history, dating back from the Meiji period. Each box contains 12 delicious caramels. A great item with a delicious taste and long history. This is "black sugar" flavored caramel made with a special blend of black sugar grown in Okinawa. A wonderful and unique Japanese taste that J-List has been trying to make available for years -- now we finally have! If you eat...

4. ONIGIRI / Rice Ball Maker ~ Triangle

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:08:11 -0500

This is a handy and easy-to-use kitchen item for making your own onigiri (rice 'balls'). Just press some cooked Japanese sticky rice into the mold for perfect triangle-shaped onigiri. Great for when you have to make a lot quickly or you really want to impress with your 'cooking skills', and an awesome time saver for bento creations. Has top and bottom parts with flaps to make removal a snap. 'Hey, where'd you learn to make such great onigiri?'

5. Japanese T-shirt "Baka Gaijin" (Stupid Foreigner)

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:57:10 -0400

Two words a foreigner living in Japan learns pretty quickly are baka (stupid) and gaijin (foreigner). We put these two fun words together on a bizarre Japanese T-shirt that's perfect for fans who want to show their devotion to Japanese wacky culture. Dare to be stupid with this bizarre and fun Japanese T-shirt! Sizes in stock are S, M, L, XL. (SZS SZM SZL SZXL) 15% off 3 or more shirts or hoodies. Click for shirt size info. Why are our shirts better?

6. Japanese T-shirt "Emergency Exit" - Green

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:57:10 -0400

If you've ever been to Japan, you've surely noticed the green Emergency Exit signs that adorn every door. This image is such a unique image of Japan that we thought we'd put it on a wacky T-shirt just for you. Universally recognizable by all Japanese, this unique shirt is sure to get you lots of attention! It's also something you can wear in front of potential future in-laws without offending them. Choose S, M, L, XL, XXL, white text on a green shirt. (SZS SZM SZL SZXL SZ2XL) 15% off 3 or more...

7. Japanese T-Shirt "Expel the Foreign Barbarians"

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:48:55 -0500

A great and totally wacky new Japanese T-shirt from J-List! A famous slogan of the Meiji Restoration, an exciting time in Japan's history when Japanese rallied around Emperor Meiji to create a strong, modern nation free of the influence of Western nations. A famous slogan studied by all Japanese (it even appears in James Clavell's novels about Japan), the slogan in Japanese is sonno joi (sohn-NOH JOH-ee). The silhouette of Admiral Perry's black ships, which are seen in the background. Very...

8. Vegetable Shaper Assortment Set ~ SAKURA, Plum, Maple Leaf, Chrysanthemum

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:22:49 -0400

This stainless steel vegetable cutter is a fantastic way to make your presentations all the more better. This set of cutters feature shapes of the leaves from trees Sakura, plum, maple leaf and chrysanthemums. Absolutely cool to see your wonderful bento creations covered in edible (and nutritious) leaves of various shapes and colors. Also useful as cookie cutters. This is a set of four, 2 large and 2 small versions. Kakko ii!

9. Pocari Sweat Powder

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:10:18 -0400

Pocari Sweat is famous all over the world because it has an odd name that makes you think you're drinking someone's sweat, although this product contains no sweat . What it really is a refreshing sports drink that puts various chemicals back into your body that you lose while sweating. (Pocari comes from the Japanese word pokkari, which means "floating like a cloud"). Now you can enjoy this great drink in powder form. Just add the powder to a liter of cold water and you're set to go. The most...

10. Genki Workbook 1 ~ An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:39:24 -0400

One of the questions we get asked at J-List a lot is, "I want to start learning Japanese, what book do you recommend?" Most textbooks are entirely dry, uninteresting, and cannot follow a student's pace, leaving students frustrated. However, a new series by The Japan Times has recently taken Japanese language for foreigners by storm, and comes highly recommended by anyone who has taken it -- Genki, An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese. The entire course has 23 lessons, guiding the student...

11. Easy Boiled-Egg Shaper -- Rabbit & Bear

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:52:40 -0400

Add a little character to your bento lunches with these cool boiled egg shapers (yudetama gokko) from Japan. Designed to handle large eggs, these shapers help mold your delicacies into fun characters that smile back at you when you're ready to munch on your lunch. Easy to use, simply place the boiled egg inside the shaper (make sure the egg is hot), and close the lid, place the device in some cold water for 10 mins, and when it's done, you've got cute edible characters that you can place inside...

12. Wiener Shaper -- Octopus

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:34:22 -0500

This unique device is a fun hot dog shaper that can be used to make it look like an octopus. Simply slide down the hot dog into the plastic which will cut the hot dog into 6 thinly sliced pieces to form the tentacles of the octopus but don't let it go down all the way. Just let it slide down half way so a head is formed and simply pull out to reveal the cute octopus you created. A great way to make kids bento meals fun again.

13. Japanese T-shirt "Looking for a Japanese Girlfriend" (version 2)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:23:26 -0400

An alternate version of our most popular wacky Japanese T-shirt ever, this features beautiful kanji written with a brush script for a stylish message. A great way to attract a Japanese female, or just wear something wacky on your body! A literal translation of the message on the shirt would be "Now accepting applications for a Japanese girlfriend." It's pronounced Nihonjin kanojo boshu-chu . Currently available in attractive charcoal. Size Small available only! This is a close out item to make...

14. Japanese Calligraphy T-shirt - "Sake-bito" (I Love Alcohol)

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:44:44 -0500

J-List has another wacky kanji T-shirt featuring beautiful characters penned with a traditional writing brush (fude pen). A parody of famous shima-bito (Island-Person) designs from Okinawa, this shirt proudly proclaims you as a sake-bito , literally a "person of sake" or someone who loves to drink all forms of alcohol. (Sake, pronounced sah-KAY, can refer to normal rice wine as well as all other forms of alcohol). Hiragana characters are written beside the kanji to illustrate the pronunciation...

15. Genki I ~ An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1 Textbook

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:57:29 -0400

16. ONIGIRI / Rice Ball Maker ~ Heart & Star Shape

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:46:55 -0500

This is a handy and easy-to-use kitchen item for making your own onigiri (rice 'balls'). Just press some cooked Japanese sticky rice into the mold for perfectly-shaped onigiri. Great for when you have to make a lot quickly or you really want to impress with your 'cooking skills', and an awesome time saver for bento creations. Has flaps in the top of the mold to make removal a snap. This set of onigiri makers has 2 shapes: heart and star-shaped. 'Hey, where'd you learn to make such great...

17. Wiener Shaper -- Penguin

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:24:48 -0400

Among the foreign community, the Japanese are famous for their perfectly cut mini-wieners you find in so many lunches (bento boxes). What's the secret behind these ubiquitous morsels you ask? Why the Wiener Cutter of course! Now you too can have the most perfectly cut wieners on the block, and not only that, they'll be shaped like cute penguin!, complete with eyes and arms! Be the hit at school. Be the talk of the water cooler clique at work. Wonderfully wacky.

18. Wiener Shaper -- Crab

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:16:44 -0400

Among the foreign community, the Japanese are famous for their perfectly cut mini-wieners you find in so many lunches (bento boxes). What's the secret behind these ubiquitous morsels you ask? Why the Wiener Cutter of course! Now you too can have the most perfectly cut wieners on the block, and not only that, they'll be shaped like cute crabs!, complete with eyes and legs! Be the hit at school. Be the talk of the water cooler clique at work. Wonderfully wacky.

19. Japanese T-shirt "Caution: Karoshi" (Death from Overwork)

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:34:53 -0500

Caution: Karoshi. Japanese are very industrious and hardworking -- in fact they can work so hard that there's a word for "death from overwork" (karoshi). Here's a wacky Japanese T-shirt that warns you not to work too hard, to take time to smell the roses as you travel down the road of life. The message on the shirt says "Karoshi: be careful not to work too hard." Designed by Japanese illustrator Kenji Takahashi. This is the men's standard sized shirt, available in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL...

20. Japanese T-shirt "Domo-kun" (Men's Standard)

Mon, 28 May 2007 13:34:53 -0400

For fans of the famous Japanese monster character Domo-kun, J-List is proud to announce our great new Domo-kun T-shirts! This high quality 100% cotton men's standard T-shirt features the outrageous face of Japan's most lovable monster, the official mascot of NHK, Japan's version of Britain's BBC. Let everyone know you're a little different -- a great item for Domo-kun fans! Sizes in stock are S to 2XL. Domo (c) NHK-TYO 1998, all rights reserved. Licensed by Big Tent Entertainment. (SZS SZM SZL...

21. Japanese T-shirt "It Is Forbidden To Commit Seppuku" (black)

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:19:13 -0400

Every country has its list of "taboos" and Japan is no different. Here's a great new wacky Japanese T-shirt showing some things you should avoid doing in Japan: sleeping with your head pointing to the north, putting chopsticks straight up in rice (both related to Japanese funerals), and entering a house with dirty shoes on. This bizarre new shirt helps you keep these in mind. Also, it's very rude to commit ritual disembowelment (hara-kiri), so the back of this shirt lists this important...

22. Japanese T-shirt "Confident in my Sexual Prowess"

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:11:09 -0400

For those who want to boast of their sexual prowess to Japanese females, we recommend our newest wacky T-shirt, featuring a great bizarre message and image of a dragon. Pronounced "zetsurin power" (zeh-tsu-RIN pa-WAH), it implies absolute confidence in one's sexual abilities -- great for those interested in finding Japanese female companionship. A good direct translation of this message would be, "Completely Confident in my Sexual Power." This is the black shirt with red & yellow paint! Sizes...

23. Genki Answer Key ~ An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese ~ Answer Key (for both Genki I and Genki II)

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:46:14 -0400

24. Fruit Colorful Mayonnaise Cup in 3 Different Shapes

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:04:07 -0400

Want to add a little cute touch to your lunches? Try putting your sauces inside these compact cups and adding a little zest to your meal. Fill them to the brim with mayonnaise (commonly used in Japan as dipping sauce for vegetables and even fries), ketchup, mustard, or even salad dressing. Each cup measures about 4 cm (1.5 inches in diameter), the sauces remain freshly sealed with the snap tight lids. Comes in a pack of 3 cups decorated with fruit illustrations. (Not for microwave use).

25. Calorie Mate -- Fruit Flavor

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:51:50 -0400

For those on the go and too busy to worry about their bodies, there's Calorie Mate - a well balanced snack food item that is packed with plenty of vitamins and nutrients to keep you filled with energy in order to keep up with your daily activities. Sports, work, studying... just eat one of these specially sealed treats and you're back on track in no time. This is the delicious Fruit flavor. Click to view a '24' Calorie Mate commercial Order a case (ten boxes or more) of a single flavor...