Category: Japan now
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Hi Everyone, I received a question regarding whether Bisyodo belongs to Kumano brushes. The answer was that Bisyodo is not a Kumano brush member. Bisyodo is located in Osaka, and not a member of Kumano Fude Union. Bisyodo has been providing hair to brush makers, and they have a good quality, but not a Kumano…
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Hi Everyone, Yesterday I wrote about popular kumano brushes. There are many from Hakuhodo, so I am writing them separately here. FYI, to be declared as a Kumano brush, a brush company needs to be a member of the Brush Union. Hakuhodo is not its member. Technically, Hakuhodo is not a kumano brush, though it…
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Hi Everyone, Japanese Government decided to extend the ‘stayhome’ to the 31st of May. They will revisit the timeline on the 14th. So the period may be shortened. I have received orders for items sold at department stores, such as SUQQU, THREE, D&G, Lunasol, etc. I will try and buy them as early as possible.…
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Hi Everyone, I received several feedback on MK-KO powder brush. Thank you. Some people were interested in the background of the Carp design so I want to write a bit about the history. Hiroshima Carp Baseball club was born in 1950, five years after the war ended. At the time, Japan had a professional baseball…
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Hi Everyone, It is Golden Week in Japan, and most of people are not working. It is also in the middle of ‘stay home’ period, so maybe it is not very different from April. Ths Golden Week will be quiet. ‘Stayhome’ request seems to get longer till the end of May. I see people frustrated …
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Hi Everyone, I wrote about how I get rare hair brushes to be manufactured. https://atomic-temporary-81665234.wpcomstaging.com/2020/04/26/64774/ Brush makers have some old stocks, too. Sometimes rare hair. I received a request to buy Chikuhodo old G series two days ago. Yesterday I talked to Chikuhodo, and they had a stock of old G series, two generations back…
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(The picture is Muragishi ) Hi Everyone, I hope you are all safe. We are in the middle of ‘stay home.’ in Japan. All department stores are closed in Japan for food sections. People are encouraged to work home. If the request to ‘stay home’ gets long, it might be discussed whether the school year…
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Hi Everyone, Quiet days in Japan. It seems that I am gradually adapting myself to this lifestyle. I used to go to a gym every day, but now I cannot. So I walk! I found a Komede cafe, 2 stations away. This is a desert but I don’t go inside. I walk there to get…
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Hi Everyone, Now that the corona virus was spreading not only in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, but also in local cities, the Government declared the state of emergency all over Japan. It will last till May 6, but could be longer than the date, the current situation considered. Kumano brushes can be bought from…
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(The picture is limited face powder of Elegance with Swarovski, which will be released in June) Hi Everyone, It was raining so hard all day yesterday in Tokyo. People in Tokyo have been requested to stay home, and the heavy rain made them stay home all day. I usually walk in the neighbor but yesterday…
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Hi Everyone, I chatted with Kihitsu. He offered some limited products, which are shown below. Please take a look. The situation with brush makers, I think, are the same as other companies who are in trouble. Especially, Hakuhodo has closed shops except for Sapporo. I can still order Hakuhodo brushes from Sapporo for the time…
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(the picture is a chanel blush 330) Hi Everyone, It is not a lockdown as in European countries. But the ‘state of emergency was declared in Japan. This will be effective till May 6. Well, it is not an order, but ‘encouraged’ or ‘requested’ to stay home. Whether good or bad, Japan is a country…
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(the picture is SUQQU Summer that will be released on May 1) (Please see some other brands released in late April) Hi Everyone, It looks like the Government will order an ‘lockdown’ soon. It will be in several cities, including Osaka and Tokyo. Well, Japanese are, in a good or bad way, optimistic and still…
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(the picture is sakura in Tochigi, north of Tokyo) Hi Everyone, I walked underground in Shibuya, and yes less people. This Corona virus is affecting many aspects of life in Japan. One is called ‘corona divorce.’ Many husbands and wives, who usually work outside, stay home. And they spend all day together. This causes a…
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(The picture is MK-UM Chikuhodo) https://atomic-temporary-81665234.wpcomstaging.com/product-category/limited-brushes/ Hi Everyone, I came to a department store in Shibuya. I have never seen this before, much more shop employees than visitors. I talked to Hakuhodo. Now they have a new shop in Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, I was told. Well, it is February so maybe a bad timing… These are…
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Hi Everyone, This weekend was quiet. Usually, all parks are flooded with people during the sakura season. With heavy snow and the Corona virus, Tokyo was quiet. Even Hachi wears a mask. It was sakura in full bloom on Friday but it snowed on Saturday… I know I have to work on YouTube more, LOL.…
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Hi Everyone, Yes, Tokyo Governor had a press conference last night. It will be a lockdown if the situation gets worse. Now we are encouraged to stay home, especially on weekends, but it is still an ‘encouraged’ stage. EU and North American countries are locked down, and I believe many business owners are in trouble. Next…
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Hi Everyone, Sakura is blooming, and still lots of people are walking around in Tokyo. That is the current in Japan. I have recently received an order of Chicca eyeshadows and I checked their website. I found Chicca had closed all shops. They sell products only on its own site, Amazon and @cosme. (I met some…
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Hi Everyone, Today it is raining, but sakura gets good to see day by day and I saw many people going to sakura watching (or Hanami) despite the coronavirus situation yesterday. I think soon the Olympic Games will be decided to be postponed, which will cause some moves in Japan. Maybe a lockdown 0f some…
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