Graphpaper Tokyo Designer Brand Guide | From Japan

Graphpaper is a Tokyo designer brand led by its creative director(南貴之), reinterpreting authentic, universal standard pieces with a sense of "now" and "atmosphere" — a refined collection made for grown-up dressers. Through FROM JAPAN's proxy shopping service, you can buy secondhand Graphpaper pieces directly from Japanese Rakuten stores and have them delivered overseas. This guide picks 3 items: the PUMA collab SPEEDCAT PLUS sneakers (unused, secondhand market), a simple dress, and a cotton knit vest, priced from ¥11,000 to ¥22,880.

Yasuhiko Gundam: THE ORIGIN Art Book Guide | From Japan

Yasuhiko Yoshikazu is best known as the animation director of Mobile Suit Gundam, and the Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN manga(機動戦士ガンダム ジ オリジン) is his serialized work in Gundam Ace magazine. Through FROM JAPAN's proxy shopping service, you can buy these books directly from Japanese Rakuten stores and have them delivered overseas. This guide picks 3 books: a large-format collection of hand-drawn manuscripts from his popular works, Vol. 18 of the manga, and the first THE ORIGIN art book, priced from ¥792 to ¥4,400.

F.C.Real Bristol: 3 Collab Picks from Tokyo

F.C.Real Bristol(エフシーレアルブリストル) was born in 1999 as an original football wear brand built around a fictional team, putting fashion and football on the same pitch. All 3 picks below are in stock at Japanese shops right now and can be ordered through FROM JAPAN for delivery to your door, from an ¥11,000 accessory to a ¥52,000 down jacket. NIKE joined as an official supplier and the two worked together for the following 15 years. The label is independent today and keeps building on that mix of sport and lifestyle.

Nintendo Wii Consoles: 3 Pre-Owned Picks

The Wii(ウィー) is Nintendo's home console released in December 2006 at 25,000 yen. Motion-controlled gameplay with the Wii Remote made titles like Wii Sports a hit even with non-gamers, defining an era. Since production ended in 2013, Japanese used-game shops—with their complete boxed bundles—are now the most practical way to experience it again.

BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE Bags: 3 Top Picks

BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE(バオバオ イッセイミヤケ) is the bag line from the house of Issey Miyake, famous for its geometric construction of triangular panels that shift and catch the light as you move. Signature series like LUCENT, VOYAGER and DAYPACK keep getting new colors in Japan, and for overseas fans, a Japan proxy shopping service is the most direct way to get pieces from authorized Japanese sellers.

Panasonic IC Recorders: 3 Top Picks

Panasonic(パナソニック) is the Japanese electronics giant founded in 1918, and its IC recorders(ICレコーダー) have long been a go-to for meeting notes and language learning thanks to its sound quality and battery life. Around 2021, however, Panasonic announced it would wind down production of all IC recorder models with no successors, so the stock still circulating in Japan is the last chance to get one.

visvim Pre-Owned Fashion: 3 Top Picks

visvim(ビズビム) is a high-end Japanese fashion label founded in 2000 by designer Hiroki Nakamura, known for its obsession with materials and traditional Japanese craftsmanship. New pieces are sold only at the Harajuku flagship, the brand's F.I.L stores and a handful of authorized shops, so Japan's secondhand market has become the main hunting ground for fans worldwide.