Q-pot Chocolate Smart Car

No, it is not made of chocolate...

Tadaaki Wakamutsu of Q-pot has paired up with Mercedes Benz' Smart car with the first of its kind collaboration with an accessory brand to present this chocolate delight!

Smart ForTwo hits Japan in time for Valentine's Day, for the delicious price of 22K.

Shibuya Alive! Watch Today!

Interested in Japan Culture, Trends & lifestyle? 

Check out the Shibuya Alive Premiere Jan 29th 12:00 JST (the 28th for us in USA ;) 

 Rinkya's CEO, Heather, will be reporting!

Show Info:

“SHIBUYA ALIVE” is a live video streaming broadcast from the trendsetting neighborhood Shibuya, TOKYO.
It broadcasts January 29 (Sat), from 12pm～(JST)

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Having J-Bloggers as MC in studio, the program broadcasts several video reports shot by Tokyo loving reporters; "My Favorite Shibuya", introducing Shibuya district from variety of perspectives.

Feel the life and vitality of Shibuya, where JIB is located!

Ustream Tv Channel to Watch!

ROMEiNG Panda Yummy Bears!

Sold out everywhere, but we found some in Japan for you!

Grab these gummy bear earrings before they are gone, as seen on Katy Perry ;)

Super kawaii!

US$47.50

Happy Hour Made Better-Beer Hour!

Japan loves gadgets- Japan loves beer--  here the two loves are intermixed with the Beer Hour!

Beer Hour is the perfect can dispenser- we all know the best beer is out of a tap, so carry your own tap with you!

Will fit most beer cans, so no worries if you are located outside Japan- let's share good beer with everyone! (although we have to wait til May for its' release!)

US$19.95

Train Themed Izakaya

A uniquely themed restaurant in Japan- featuring Trains!

Sit in train booths, surrounded by memorabilia and posters

Order off train map menus!

Order from cute train hostesses! You can meet all the servers on the website!

Mustache Post Its!

Brightly colored mustaches are a great way to brighten up a boring work day...

Leave these little surprises for a co worker, hold your book open, leave on a mirror, possibilities are endless and for a low price!  Set of 60 available on Rinkya Stores!

US$10.00

I Love You With A Hello Kitty Face!

Our new store, Sweet's Shop has uploaded new chocolates- with Hello Kitty!

These special edition Valentine's chocolates are only available for a limited time!

Two boxes, two designs! Awesome Valentine's special!

US$19.69

More Ridiculously Expensive Fruits From Japan!

Fruit can be VERY expensive in Japan, we have shown you 1K grapes, $200 watermelons (but they ARE square) and melons for $5500.
With these numbers, this lone strawberry may seem cheap.

Beautiful Princess strawberries are a jumbo variety and considered a special treat !

The above one is currently on sale for the low price of 10740 yen (including shipping), the strawberry is 3 times the size of a normal strawberry,  and 80 grams of sugar sweetness- only 50 boxed sets will be sold.

Will it be a popular Valentine's Day gift in Japan?  I would spend my $135 elsewhere...

Say I Love You with Pizza!

Domino's Japan, in celebration of Valentine's Day has a limited time pizza heart special!

Only available for 5 days- Feb 10th-14th!  

Sure to be a hit in Japan, as women give men the gifts for Valentine's Day- most men I know prefer pizza over chocolates!

Domino's Japan Heart Pizza Page!

Flag J X Disney

Flag J shoes are a popular brand in Japan (and all over if you can get them to your location ;) 

They recently collaborated with Disney to create an adorable new line of shoes, some sold out right away :(, but there are quite a few left to check out!

Visit the entire store to see all shoes available!

Chattea- On the Go Tea Strainer!

Japan is brilliant!  Here is a tea strainer that you can attach to any water bottle- so you can enjoy green tea from anywhere!

Much cheaper than buying bottles of iced tea or green tea! Reuse the same water bottle over and over and be even more eco friendly!

US$2.63

Thank you WalkerPlus

Sony Playstation Portable for Girls!

Releasing around Valentine's Day, on February 17th, comes another color exclusive to Japan for the Sony Playstation Portable- Pink!

Marketed for the ladies, this pretty in pink set comes with a pink case, earphones, cloth and more!

"Pink Blossom" is available for preorder now on Rinkya Stores, get your favorite lady one!

Toylet- Videogames You Play With Your Pee

Coming to a Tokyo metro station near you (well 4 to be exact) are toilet video games!  Sega has launched the Toylet, which has a variety of games based on your urine stream.
The games are male only so far.

"A pressure sensor in the urinal measure the strength and the location of the urine stream as it hits the basin.
An LCD screen displays the graphics and rewards the strength, length and accuracy of the pee through a points system. 
One of the games challenges players to blast graffiti off the wall with a high-pressure flow.
Another title calculates exactly how much urine the player has produced while ‘Milk from Nose’ puts the toilet user up against the previous person in a challenge to see who has the strongest flow.
In ‘The North Wind and Her’ the player lifts up a woman’s skirt with high-pressure blasts in their role as the wind."  Daily Mail UK

The last game sounds a bit pervy... but I guess what can you expect from a game based on your pee stream?

Switchblade Sister is Updated!

A favorite original designer from Japan has added a couple more dolls to Rinkya Stores.

These are amazing, handmade, original items, only one is available of each, once it is gone it is gone forever.  View her entire store here!

My personal favorite:

More Lucky Bags on Sale! Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, Lupin, Star Wars & much More!

We uploaded Rinkya Stores with many more lucky bags for the New Year!!

These lucky bags contain merchandise at over 50% off the retail price and go fast.

LuckyBag Online Store All Listings

Some favorites:

Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

One Piece

Anime Collection

Monopoly Special Edition Yokohama City!

If you are a fan of the special edition cities Monopoly releases, Yokohama is an awesome new edition starring a Japan city.  Of course everything is in Japanese, but the graphics, pieces and board are very cool looking!

Yokohama is Japan's 2nd largest city after Tokyo, located on Tokyo Bay, and a beautiful port city.

McDonald's Big America 2 is Coming To Japan!

A new campaign of burgers is set to release in Japan- all American themed!

Last year upon release, the burger made 28 billion yen in one day, so we can see why they turned the campaign into an annual event ;)

Each burger will be released for a specified time frame throughout the year.

Texas Burger:

Grated cheese, spicy, bacon and onions

Idaho Burger:

onion bun, hash  brown, onions, cheese, mustard sauce, bacon

Miami Burger:

spicy tomato sauce, cheese, taco meat, & chips

Manhattan Burger:

Pastrami, burger, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato

I'm not a huge fast food fan, but I do not think the Idaho one sounds bad, perhaps our staff will be able to taste test soon for us readers outside Japan!

Kawaii Pink Weight Scales!

I would love this scale in my bathroom!

It is cute, pink and does everything- check out the specs: measures body weight, body fat %, body water %, muscle mass, bone mass measurement

 The release date is coming soon for these girly scales, you can preorder now, however.

A Year in Review 2010- A Rinkya Blog!

Welcome to 2011!!

Here is our annual review of our readers favorite blog posts from 2010!

There seems to be a trend with Anime and bathroom inspired products? lol!

January- King Tut Sleeping Bag

February- Panty Tug of War Game 

March- The Poopy Picker

April- Nylon Poop Hair Clips

May- Bride & Groom USB Drives

June- Zombie Beef Jerky

July- Samurai Sword Umbrella

August- Chirp Chirp Bird Alarm!

September- Miyazaki's Hot Springs Spirited Away

October- Tour of Shiro-Hige Cream Puff Factory! Miyazaki Totoro Cream Puffs!

November- Christmas Toilet Paper

December-  Bento Anime Edition