Category: Tokyo
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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, 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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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, I was chatting with one of the brush manufacturers from Kumano the other day. He talked about a buyer for a big department store. How she perceives the makeup brush market. The buyer said to him, ‘ many makeups products come with brushes. And most users in Japan are ok with brushes that…
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Hi Everyone, I went to a barber yesterday. My purpose to go there is only to have my hair cut short. So I usually go to a 1200 yen hair cut that takes only 10 minutes. A person who cut my hair spent more than 10 minutes and did a good job. She dyed her…
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Hi Everyone, Thank you for your feedback on this newsletter) I will continue to write more about Japan as well as makeups) I found a new subway station today – for Ginza Line. Ginza Line station in Shibuya was very hard to find but this solved the situation well. By Ginza Line, Shibuya is only two…
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Hi Everyone, Have you heard of ‘Morning’ when you travel to Japan? It is a free service of toast at cafe in the morning. If you order a drink e.g. a cup of coffee, you can get light food with it. Many coffee shops had this service before. But these days, with more coffee chains,…
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Hi Everyone, I read an interesting blog by a foreigner living in Japan. ‘Entrepreneurs in Japan complain it is difficult to find a girlfriend. One reason is parents want their daughters to marry a man who works for a big respected Japanese company. If a boyfriend works for a small unknown startup, parental approval is…
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Hi Everyone, It is still raining and cold outside so today I bought a bento box for lunch. It is the food section of the new building ‘Scramble Square’ I went to. Here are some pictures. Have you ever head of bento box ? It is a lunch box, and in Japan, it is common…
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Hi Everyone, I follow several youtube where I can learn good things about life. One of them is made by DaiGo, who talks about research findings done by universities all over the world. It is only in Japanese, so I am not intending to introduce this youtube here, but I want to introduce an interesting…
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Hi Everyone, Now it is raining and gets really cold this week, though it was warm yesterday, and some tourists wore half-sleeved in Tokyo! I receive good questions about brushes almost every day and it is interesting for me to investigate the brush world. It is always a learning experience. Today, I was asked if…
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Hi Everyone, It is getting cold even in Japan, now we need a coat to go outside. It gets warm (rather hot) in Japan these days and winter always arrives late. Yesterday, I went to Isetan : the makeup floors have been completely renewed. Skincare brands are now at 2F. Makeup at 1F. Sensai, Albion,…
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Hi Everyone, I was running around Shibuya and Shinjuku last two days, and will write more about which brand I visited tomorrow. Today, I want to show SUQQU holiday kits. Kit A and B are still available. I have one left each so please reply to this message, if interested. Each costs 12000 yen. Kit…
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