Top 25 products at JBOX.com

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. Domo-kun Stuffed Toy -- Medium

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:19:45 -0400

The official mascot of NHK's BS (broadcast satellite) networks, this is Domo-kun, a cute, lovable monster who bows to you and says "Domo" (which means "thank you"). Here is a great item from Japan, a small stuffed plush of Domo-kun that is 8 inches tall and 10 inches wide (the span of his arms). Extremely rare and cute, we love Domo-kun! Great for all lovers of cute culture from Japan! This is the most popular Domo-kun item we've ever carried, because it's the same plush toy as seen in the...

4. Kompeito ~ Five Color Traditional Japanese Candy

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:23:47 -0400

Another great taste from Japan that's been around for more than a century, this is Kasugai kompeito (also written konpeito) candy, a kind of hard candy that looks like stars, exploding out in all directions. This is a tasty package of an authentic sweet candy from Japan's past, with a ziplock seal for freshness. Each package is 6" x 8" (15 x 21 cm). As seen in the Ghibli film Spirited Away, by Hayao Miyazaki (this is what Kamaji feeds to the little soot sprites). (More like this) (Direct link...

5. Morinaga Okinawa Black Sugar Caramel

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:19:45 -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...

6. Japanese T-Shirt "Beware of Perverts" (heather grey)

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:18:34 -0500

Men touching women in trains is a real problem in Japanese urban life, and there are actually signs in some places warning women to "beware of perverts." Here's a great T-shirt that captures this zaniness, featuring a bizarre image of a man toughing a woman on a train and a message of "Beware of Perverts" (Chikan chuui), with "Dangerous Persons are in this Area" printed below. A truly bizarre message and image that will cause confusion and funny reactions among Japanese who see it. Choose S, M...

7. Lotte Black Black Gum (Spicy Caffeine Gum)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:44:54 -0500

A great chewing gum with a strong, minty flavor that's designed to give you a lift and wake you up, this popular gum is loaded with caffeine. Made famous all around the world by the Internet (and mentioned in Wired Magazine), this is a unique chewing gum, refreshing and full of energy that wakes you up -- and quickly, too, since caffeine in gum is absorbed 3 times faster than coffee. Jean-Claude van Dam did their commercials here in Japan. This is a delicious and flavorful gum with a real punch...

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

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:06:42 -0500

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. (More like this) (Direct link to this product) (SZS SZM SZL SZXL)

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

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:45:58 -0400

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...

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

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:06:54 -0500

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. (More like this) (Direct link to this...

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

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:42:28 -0500

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. Choose S, M, L and XL! (More like this) (Direct link to this...

12. Lotte "No Time" Gum

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:03:04 -0400

A wonderful gum from Lotte and one of my first loves when I came to Japan, this is Lotte's "No Time," a delicious cube-shaped gum that brushes your teeth after meals, with tiny granules that remove plaque and clean your teeth. A wonderful item from Lotte! With all Lotte's delicious popular chewing gum, you get not only tasty chewing enjoyment, but funny English as well! In each pack of Lotte gum there are rare sticks that say "Yes, Chewing!" on them. (More like this) (Direct link to this...

13. Ramune Bottle Candy

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:22:34 -0400

Ramune candy (also written as lamune) is a delicious snack treat from Japan's Showa era, loved by all Japanese for decades. Inspired by the famous Japanese ramune drink, which has the glass ball inside the bottle, the word is based on the English word "lemonade." Here's Morinaga's great ramune bottle candy for you enjoy! Use the bottle for something else when you're done, too. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

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

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:35:42 -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...

15. Sakuma Drops Candy

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:02:30 -0400

A dynamite treat from Japan's past, Sakura Drops hard candy have been around for almost a hundred years, since the Meiji Era. Seen in the famous Miyazaki anime Grave of the Fireflies, a touching tale of two children trying to survive in war-torn Japan. This delicious and long-lasting tin of candies will be useful after you've eaten the delicious candies. There are approximately 40 candies in each tin. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

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

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:27:44 -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...

17. Pocari Sweat Powder

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:27:25 -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...

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

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:07:01 -0400

19. Sake Ame - Sake candy

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:03:04 -0400

A great new treat for fans of wacky treats from Japan, this is authentic sake candy, made from "sake kasu," which is produced when making sake. A delicious bag of 24 sake-flavored hard candies, each individually wrapped, this is a fun and unique treat for you. A long seller at J-List for many years! Note: This does not contain alcohol. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

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

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:37:17 -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...

21. Japanese T-shirt "Confident in my Sexual Prowess" (Black w/ Yellow & Red)

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:38:33 -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...

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

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:04:57 -0400

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...

23. Japanese T-shirt "Dirty American Devil" - Camouflage Limited Edition

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:27:25 -0400

Available once again! Because we love bizarre messages in Japanese, we tried to think of the most esoteric one ever! During World War II, the universal word for the Allied soldiers was "kichiku beihei" which translates literally as "barbarian American soldiers" or better as "dirty American devils" (thus it corresponds to the word "Jap"). Guaranteed to get bizarre looks from Japanese co-eds on campus, this stylish shirt is very colorful, and shamelessly puts out its beautiful kanji message for...

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

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:00:09 -0400

25. FRUITS Reserve Subscription

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:03:04 -0400

Another great magazine available by monthly "reserve subscription" from J-List, this is Fruits, which features "Harajuku Free Style," and is loaded with photos of the fashionable young people who walk around Japan's young culture capital, Harajuku. See all the fashions that young people are wearing now, from imported jeans to cute tops with funny English on them to hair styles and more. Fashion is culture, and this magazine is brimming with excellent, interesting Japanese fashion culture! This...