Jirai kei and ryousangata brands explained: Ank Rouge, LIZ LISA, Evelyn, ROJITA, MA*RS and more, the style differences, and real Mercari prices in Japan.
Japanese workwear brands: job-site uniform makers like Toraichi and BURTLE (¥3,000–15,000), heritage labels like Kapital, and jika-tabi, with live prices.
Japanese yarn brands: export names like Noro and ITO, and domestic houses such as Hamanaka, Daruma and Puppy. We cover Clover and Tulip tools and prices.
Japanese audio brands in four tiers, from Sony, Technics and Yamaha to Accuphase and Luxman, with live prices like the Technics SL-1200MK7 at ¥124,885.
Japanese denim brands explained: the Osaka Five reproduction labels, the Kojima and Okayama makers, the mills behind them, fits, sizing and live prices.
Japanese tea brands in four groups: Kyoto and Uji matcha houses like Ippodo, national companies like Ito En, regional sencha growers and teaware makers.
Zelda 40th Anniversary runs from the 8 September 2026 Direct into 2027. Every item and price, from the ¥62,980 Switch 2 set to the ¥8,980 Ocarina remake.
Detective Conan 30th anniversary (TV anime, 2026): the twelve-venue exhibition at ¥1,800 advance, Weiß Schwarz Blau pack at ¥550 and Japan Mint coin set.