Happy New Year!!

Have a safe and wonderful weekend everyone!! Happy New Year!!

Protect Your Baby From Being Sick By Making Us All Laugh!

In Japan and other Asian countries, when a person is sick they wear surgeon masks to avoid spreading it, and they also will wear them during seasons of cold to prevent themselves from getting sick.  

Most are your average plain surgeon masks in blue or white, however we have found these ones modeled by babies, that are just too cute!

the "bandit"

the "hitler" ??

Not sure what to call that lil mustaches besides  Hitler one, that could not be what they intended??

Cat Food Surprise!

Looks like your cat's favorite food, but....

 It is a candle!  Thankfully this candle does NOT have a scent, I do not have a cat, but I imagine a cat's food does not smell good.  Japan is random, lol

Kawaii Ice Cream Light!

Too cold to enjoy ice cream?

 Enjoy this kawaii ice cream lamp instead!

US$12.25

These special treats have no calories!

Lucky Bags 2011!!

It is that time a year again, when Japanese stores create Lucky Bags (Fukubukuro)!  Lucky Bags are a grab bag type assortment of merchandise from a brand, reduced 50% or more off retail price.  Lucky bags sell out quick, so if you are interested grab some now!

ALL Sanrio Lucky Bags on Rinkya Stores

       

US$129.63

Kit Kat Lucky Bag


       

US$29.63

All Fashion Lucky Bags

       

US$64.81

Merry Christmas Bentos 2010 Edition!

Our annual collection of Christmas bentos from around the web, enjoy! Merry Christmas everyone!!

Snowman with a super big, but cute nose!

Santa and his buddy, Rudolph!

This little kawaii ducky is all dressed up for the holidays!

Rudolph finally gets his own main bento and Santa is the corner!  I love his hot dog antlers!

Gingerbread man bento!  Step by step instructions  make sure you do catch this gingerbread man!

Merry Christmas Bentos- Anime Edition 2010!

It is that time of year again for our Christmas bento special!!

Last year, we premiered an anime special and it was so popular, we decided to do it again!  Enjoy!

Medama Oyaji, from GeGeGe no Kitaro puts a Santa hat on.  No offense, but this is finally an anime bento I will not find too cute to eat, the eyeball creeps me out, even if he is a beloved character!!

Aww, one of my favorites- Totoro and a small white Totoro!!  Falls under my too cute to eat category!

 An Evangelion Christmas!  What a cute Miss Santa Misato Katsuragi makes! Amazing detail on the Santa suit!

Chopper from One Piece is already a reindeer- so putting him in a Christmas bento is perfect!

A fun little bento scene featuring Pokemon characters and Pikachu!

Adorable Jiji is paired up with a snowman rather than her favorite witch, Kiki!

Kawaii!!! Santa Stitch!

Kawaii Anime USBs!

These cuties never last long and for good reason- they are adorable anime USB drives!   A new store at Rinkya Stores- Anime Super Store will provide us with great updates from the anime world!

The first update from Anime Super Store are four Anime USB drives- Two Evangelion characters, a Macross character and one from Lucky Star!

US$49.14

Gundam X Visa- Sweet JP Credit Card

 Rinkya is your trusty provider for all things Japanese, but even we cannot get this one for you!

A Gundam Visa Card available only in Japan---

Japan bank, Sumitomo Mitsui, has released this special edition Gundam Visa!

An annual fee of $38 is all you will pay for this Gundam X Visa collaboration.  The card does have other benefits, but that is a bunch of legal jumbo, when really, everyone just wants the Gundam on their card.

Via Crunchgear

Funny Hand Warmers- Warm Up Scrooge with These!

Handwarmers are popular to slide in your gloves in Japan to give you some extra warmth during these cold winter months.  So if you need them, why not make them a laugh for everyone?

Four kinds available- frilly ladies, leopard, comic bubbles and UK flags!

       

US$7.78

Pentax Robot Camera!

The Pentax K-r already has tons of awesome specs, but in Japan they decided to make some cosmetic changes:

The robot edition is VERY limited, only 100 of these will be sold and if you would like to try for one, let Rinkya know:

US$1232.10

The Anime Wars: Miyazaki is God

Check out Rinkya's President, Heather Russell news article on Miyazaki, via Majirox News  

Do you agree?

A sketch Miyazaki drew of Totoro for the author

So CUTE!

Kawaii Robot Alarm Clocks!

These robot alarm clocks are SO cute, not scary like a previous showcased robot alarm clock 

Comes in 4 different varieties- Tommy, Ruby, Alex and Leo!!
Makes a great stocking a robot lover, otaku fan, etc!

US$25.93

Ukon Gummies Cure Your Hangover!

Remember our hangover cure from Japan, the turmeric drink called Ukon no chirkara?

A kawaii campaign in Japan is handing out these little ukon gummies to cure the hangover blues!

This little gummy is having a beer, but it is ok with Ukon no chirkara!

Yes! Even More Cute Post It Notes from Japan!!

Made in Japan, these animal messages are designed to slide in your keyboard- the first place people notice after returning to their desk!

Large and small size available dependent upon which animal you want!

Set of 80 Small Animals- Cat, Penguin, Duck & Rabbit  (20 of each animal)

US$18.77

We have then in sets on Rinkya Stores but also available individually!

Set of 140 Large Animals- Deer, Elephant, Pig, Kangaroo, Polar bear, Crocodile, Giraffe (20 of each animal)

US$38.89

Kawaii Japan Gift Guide!

A Kawaii Gift Guide!  Japan has so many cute items to choose from, these are just a few of the most kawaii items available from Rinkya Stores!

1) Hannari Tofu Santa- Celebrate Christmas with this Kawaii Plushie ($12.96)

2) Walrus Fridgeezoo- These little guys stay in your fridge & say Hello, but then scold you if you leave the door open too long! ($24.44)

3) Totoro Sleeping Bag- A kawaii sleeping bag with Totoro! Does not get much better than that! ($155.56)

4) Unicorn Deco Watch- Deco watches are a popular kawaii accessory in Japan, each watch with a different theme of cuteness! ($25.67)

5) Swimmer JP Earbuds- So many to choose from! ($16.85)

6) Dancing Hello Kitty-  A kawaii list from Japan would not be complete without Hello Kitty! She james to music for you! ($73.89)

Oreos & Coffee- Yummy!

Yummy, make your own cafe au lait- Oreo style!

Who wouldn't want to try an Oreo coffee?  Makes an awesome stocking stuffer!

US$2.47