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Rilakkuma Pop-Up Shop presented by JapanLA Summer 2018

This past Saturday, my daughter and I attended (as media guests) the grand opening party of the JapanLA Rilakuuma Pop-Up Shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Who is Rilakkuma? Rilakkuma is a character of the Tokyo-based stationery San-X company. Rilakkuma is a brown bear character, known for relaxing, taking it easy, and being well-loved by […]

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Official Studio Ghibli Pop-Up & Opening Party at JapanLA!

Studio Ghibli is most famous in the U.S. for it’s feature film, My Neighbor Totoro, written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The adorable racoon/cat/chinchilla/rabbit- looking hybrid Totoro is a “Spirit of the Forest” and made it’s way into hearts of anime fans everywhere. Studio Ghibli Fest 2017 starts tomorrow, June 25th, but “Cute culture” retailer JapanLA started […]

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