Nov 20,2009
There aren't many manga designed sneakers for adults.
But here is a pair that a Slam Dunk fan would love to have.
Celebrating the opening of Nike flagship store in Harajuku,
Nike has set up a collaboration between them and Inoue Takehiko
Inoue Takehiko is the creator of famous basket ball themed manga,
Slam Dunk. The pair used for this special model is "NIKE HYPERIZE AP".
Inoue added his taste to these kicks using sky blue and designed
manga characters all over the shoe as well as the laces, and also around the Flywire in shiny silver.
As this point, this model is an Asia-exclusive. 10,5750 Japanese yen.
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But here is a pair that a Slam Dunk fan would love to have.
Celebrating the opening of Nike flagship store in Harajuku,
Nike has set up a collaboration between them and Inoue Takehiko
Inoue Takehiko is the creator of famous basket ball themed manga,
Slam Dunk. The pair used for this special model is "NIKE HYPERIZE AP".
Inoue added his taste to these kicks using sky blue and designed
manga characters all over the shoe as well as the laces, and also around the Flywire in shiny silver.
As this point, this model is an Asia-exclusive. 10,5750 Japanese yen.
***Annnouncements***
2009 Winter Offers
Receive a 500yen coupon valid for purchase of items over 3,000yen.
Please click here for details!
Valid through December 31, 2009 (Japan Standard Time).
Nov 13,2009
As you may already know, Japan is a country of long baths.
It is normal for girls to take a long baths just staying
in the tub for hours.
Unlike other girls, I can not stay in the tub any longer
than 15 minutes because for one reason, it's too boring.
There is nothing to do after I finish texting my friends
which only last for 5 minutes and secondly I get dizzy after 10 minutes.
But still there are many fun bath goods to make your bath time
quite fun in Japan. Let me show you some new items I've found.
I hope everyone is familiar with the Japanese fried food "Tempura".
This is a tempura bath fizz which not only looks like one, but also fries just like the real one.
When you open the box, you will find a chunk of yellow object which looks like the tempura dipped in batter. Once you drop it in the tub, it releases many bubbles and loud popping sounds just like when a tempura is being fried. (Although it's tempura, the fragrance is apple-scented because you don't want an oily scent during your bathing time) After the bubbles disappear, there you will find a toy tempura shrimp! (5 types in total)
Then there is cash bath which makes you feel like a millionaire just for your bath time. These sheet-type bath bills releases a white rose scent.
Once the bills start dissolving, sprinkle the shower over them and they will turn into bubbles.
I got a bath gift from a friend which was a box from
the U.K. originated bath shop LUSH.
Inside, there were couple bath bombs which shoots out all sorts of
treats like flower petals, hearts, stars and so on.
I tried one the other day which was a fortune telling bath bomb.
After the bomb dissolved, there was a piece of paper floating.
I unfolded the paper and it said "You are currently in a friendship
mood" and out of the 3 stars on the sheet, only one was colored in black
which obviously meant that was the worst one anyone could get.
All alone in the tub, I was left with no more bubbles and just bad luck.
I thought those were supposed to have good results for all of them!
Nobody told me they actually put in bad ones too.
Anyway, the last one does not have a visual fun effect like the first two. However, unlike the first two which have unmatching fragrances from the object, this one actually smells like the real one.
I don't know who would suggest to make this it into bath powder but here it is... New York Cheese Cake bath powder.
Although New York cheese cake is one of my favorite desserts,I can not imagine whether it'll be nice to have the smell of it while I'm in the tub. It would be a good diet, if it makes me feel like I ate one with just the scent instead of eating the real one. But if it's just going to make me crave for one it could be a big distraction for a cheese cake lover.
It is normal for girls to take a long baths just staying
in the tub for hours.
Unlike other girls, I can not stay in the tub any longer
than 15 minutes because for one reason, it's too boring.
There is nothing to do after I finish texting my friends
which only last for 5 minutes and secondly I get dizzy after 10 minutes.
But still there are many fun bath goods to make your bath time
quite fun in Japan. Let me show you some new items I've found.
I hope everyone is familiar with the Japanese fried food "Tempura".
This is a tempura bath fizz which not only looks like one, but also fries just like the real one.
When you open the box, you will find a chunk of yellow object which looks like the tempura dipped in batter. Once you drop it in the tub, it releases many bubbles and loud popping sounds just like when a tempura is being fried. (Although it's tempura, the fragrance is apple-scented because you don't want an oily scent during your bathing time) After the bubbles disappear, there you will find a toy tempura shrimp! (5 types in total)
Then there is cash bath which makes you feel like a millionaire just for your bath time. These sheet-type bath bills releases a white rose scent.
Once the bills start dissolving, sprinkle the shower over them and they will turn into bubbles.
I got a bath gift from a friend which was a box from
the U.K. originated bath shop LUSH.
Inside, there were couple bath bombs which shoots out all sorts of
treats like flower petals, hearts, stars and so on.
I tried one the other day which was a fortune telling bath bomb.
After the bomb dissolved, there was a piece of paper floating.
I unfolded the paper and it said "You are currently in a friendship
mood" and out of the 3 stars on the sheet, only one was colored in black
which obviously meant that was the worst one anyone could get.
All alone in the tub, I was left with no more bubbles and just bad luck.
I thought those were supposed to have good results for all of them!
Nobody told me they actually put in bad ones too.
Anyway, the last one does not have a visual fun effect like the first two. However, unlike the first two which have unmatching fragrances from the object, this one actually smells like the real one.
I don't know who would suggest to make this it into bath powder but here it is... New York Cheese Cake bath powder.
Although New York cheese cake is one of my favorite desserts,I can not imagine whether it'll be nice to have the smell of it while I'm in the tub. It would be a good diet, if it makes me feel like I ate one with just the scent instead of eating the real one. But if it's just going to make me crave for one it could be a big distraction for a cheese cake lover.
Nov 06,2009
Here are common food combinations which Japanese eat
normally which could be surprising overseas.
Noodle Bun (Yakisoba Pan)
This is a very popular in Japan and can be found at any bakery. It's normal to us but it should sound weird to you because it's basically spaghetti in a roll. It's like a hot dog to us.
Blueberry Cheese Cake Kit Kat
Kit Kat in Japan released many challenging flavors in the past. Blueberry Cheese Cake was nice.
But some flavors are very adventurous like soy sauce Kit Kat, soda Kit Kat, vegetable juice Kit Kat and apple vinegar Kit Kat.
Soy Sauce on Sunny Side Up Eggs
I assume most people overseas use salt&peppar on their sunny side ups but the most favored ingredient in Japan for their sunny side up eggs is soy sauce. And No.2 is ketchup.
Black Sesame Ice Cream
This has to be one of the best flavors.
Black sesame ice cream has become a pretty common
flavor nowadays. At first, as you can see from the photo, grayish black is not an attractive looking color for a dessert. It looks like concrete, but once you try it, you will be
surprised how sesame matches ice cream.
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normally which could be surprising overseas.
Noodle Bun (Yakisoba Pan)
This is a very popular in Japan and can be found at any bakery. It's normal to us but it should sound weird to you because it's basically spaghetti in a roll. It's like a hot dog to us.
Blueberry Cheese Cake Kit Kat
Kit Kat in Japan released many challenging flavors in the past. Blueberry Cheese Cake was nice.
But some flavors are very adventurous like soy sauce Kit Kat, soda Kit Kat, vegetable juice Kit Kat and apple vinegar Kit Kat.
Soy Sauce on Sunny Side Up Eggs
I assume most people overseas use salt&peppar on their sunny side ups but the most favored ingredient in Japan for their sunny side up eggs is soy sauce. And No.2 is ketchup.
Black Sesame Ice Cream
This has to be one of the best flavors.
Black sesame ice cream has become a pretty common
flavor nowadays. At first, as you can see from the photo, grayish black is not an attractive looking color for a dessert. It looks like concrete, but once you try it, you will be
surprised how sesame matches ice cream.
**Notification**
Did everybody realize our new format of our item description page? After many discussions, the item description page has been renewed to provide a clear, simple and detailed page.
However we have received a few mails from customers using Windows 6.0 internet explorer informing their computer crashed when they opened our new item description page. If anyone else has similar issues, please give us a mail to info@cdjapan.co.jp.
See you next week!
Oct 30,2009
This week, Microsoft launched it's new operating system "Windows 7" in Japan. As a promotional move, Microsoft joined with Burger King and created "Windows 7 WHOPPER"
"Windows 7 WHOPPER" is 12cm high, and weighs 950g.
As you can see from the picture it has 7 patties in between!
This special Whopper is available for only 7 days for 1450yen. But the first 30 customers of the day can purchase it for 777yen.
Two of my co-workers tried these out. One gave up on his second patty but the other one finished it. Though he admits that his stomach was close to exploding and was about to throw up several times during his challenge.
He said he felt very satisfied afterwards but does not want to go anywhere near a hamburger nor even see anyone eating a hamburger for awhile.
The sad thing is, he found out later that day that the campaign which was planned to end in 7 days was going to be extended because of the good sales. There was no need for him to rush and challenge himself.
Oh well...
