Deco-tora Decorated Trucks, Japan

Deco-tora Decorated Trucks, Japan

Japanese trukies are keen to decorate their vehicles with colourful lights, graphics and aero parts and chrome panels. This culture to decorate trucks has been in the industry since 70’s. It is said that it started with the practice to use stainless steel sheets to...
Best places to buy quality Japanese tools and knives

Best places to buy quality Japanese tools and knives

Japanese Tools and Cooking Knives Just similar to, but not as much as passenger cars and electrical appliances, many of tools you see in the market are made in Japan. To name a few, Ryobi and Makita are Japanese power tool brands. Also, Japanese woodworking tools are...
Unlucky Numbers in Japan

Unlucky Numbers in Japan

Japanese people consider 4 and 9, the unlucky numbers that they want to avoid. ‘4’ is pronounced “shi” in Japanese and the Japanese word for ‘death’ is pronounced “shi” as well.SHI 死 し 9’ is pronounced “ku” and the Japanese word for ‘hardship’ is also pronounced...
Japanese Online Shopping Mall DOKODEMO that Ships Internationally

Japanese Online Shopping Mall DOKODEMO that Ships Internationally

DOKODEMO is an online shopping mall that ships Japanese products worldwide. DOKODEMO has an extensive range of products at duty-free prices. What is DOKODEMO DOKODEMO is managed by VEGA Corporation, a publicly listed company in Japan. DOKODEMO has a really wide range...