Japanese Collectibles

Japanese Collectibles

Le Creuset’s Ramekin d’Amour in a Japan-Only Pepsi Phone Strap

This pink Le Creuset Ramekin d'Amour phone strap was a Pepsi NEX Japan campaign premium, turning a globally known cookware icon into a phone charm.
Japanese Collectibles

Perman, SAO, and Dragon Ball Collectibles for Any Fan

A Sinon rubber strap from Ichiban Kuji, a Majin Buu Dragon Ball sticker, an onigiri ring case gacha, and a Perman bottle cap figure from Fujiko F Fujio.
Japanese Collectibles

Japan’s Lucky Calico Cat, Captured in a MIDORI Magnet

MIDORI's Miniature Cat #5 is a resin calico cat magnet from Japan's gift-goods tradition, part of a numbered series designed to be collected.
Japanese Collectibles

When Coca-Cola Japan Featured the Maserati Indy on a Bottle Cap

A 1970s Coca-Cola Japan promotional crown cap featuring the Maserati Indy GT, part of an automobile series that reflected Japan's fascination with European luxury cars.
Japanese Collectibles

Pokemon Card 151’s Kanto Starter Poster and Japan’s TCG Bonus Culture

A Japanese retail purchase bonus tied to the 2023 Pokemon Card 151 Kanto Starter Set, this checklist poster grids 60 first-generation TCG card images.
Japanese Collectibles

Your Guide to Gundam SEED Destiny’s Murasame Pepsi Figure

The MVF-M11C Murasame from Gundam SEED Destiny captured in a Japan-only Pepsi bottle cap figure — here's the story behind the format and the mecha.
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Pierre Hermé Meets Japanese Vending Culture in a Macaron Magnet

A DyDo Drinco promotional magnet shaped like Pierre Hermé's Jardin Sucré macaron, this Japan-exclusive campaign collectible dates from the 2000s or early 2010s.
Japanese Collectibles

Meet Raichu, the Pokemon Pikachu Refused to Become

A 1997 Amada Pokemon sticker featuring Raichu No.229, from the franchise's very first boom year when the anime had just launched in Japan.
Dragon Ball GT’s Pan, Captured in a Japan-Only Arcade Card Japanese Collectibles

Dragon Ball GT’s Pan, Captured in a Japan-Only Arcade Card

Pan from Dragon Ball GT stars in this Hero Rare arcade card from Dragon Ball Heroes, a Japan-only Bandai card game that ran inside game centers from 2010.
Japanese Collectibles

Hello Kitty as Madame Dewi in a Japanese Choco Egg Figure

Furuta's Hello Kitty Choco Egg series included a figure dressed as Madame Dewi, a Japanese celebrity — a snapshot of Japan's early 2000s shokugan culture.