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Our editors searched Japanese e-commerce sites (such as Amazon, Rakuten, and kakaku.com) for the best soup and food jars. We picked out the 10 most popular products and tested them for the following:

1. Heat Retention
2. Cold Retention
3. Washability (Is it easy to clean?)
4. Weight
5. Tightness (Is it spill-proof?)

This is how we hand-picked the most exceptional Japanese soup and food jars.

For a lot of people, their travel bag of choice is a backpack. But let's be honest, they're not the best for some situations. They can be hard to get things from, not always the most professional looking, and sometimes even unsafe since you can't see what's going on behind your back. In reality, messenger bags can often be much more practical for travel. Messenger bags are easy to find, but not all of them are cut out for travel. In this guide, we'll talk about the different factors you should consider when deciding which messenger bag to use while traveling. At the end, we also have a list of our 10 favorites to help you get started on your search.

We can think of two reasons you're looking for Japanese hair products. Number one, you're hopelessly enamored with all things J-beauty (we don't blame you). Or number two, you have Asian hair. And the thing about thick, black Asian hair is if you want to dye it anything other than fifty shades of brown, you've got to bleach it. And when it comes to Asian hair, you can't beat Asian products. But there's a lot out there, and you have questions. (Will it work? Will it damage my hair?) So this time around, we ordered the 10 most popular boxes of hair bleach from Japan's e-commerce giants (Amazon, Rakuten, and @cosme) and compared the following:

1. Power (How Much Color It Removed)
2. Gentleness (How Little It Damaged Hair)

This is how we tested and found the most exceptional Japanese hair bleach. At the very end of the article, we've also got a few smaller products lined up for those seeking only to bleach sections of their hair (to cover up roots and so on).

For many people with longer hair, hair washing can be a bit of an ordeal. The actual shampoo and conditioning is normally all right, but it's the drying process that'll really get you. Depending on your hair length and texture, air drying can take several hours, and even blow drying can take long enough to tire out your arms. Hair drying towels can help to cut drying time in more than half. Made from soft, absorbent, non-abrasive materials, a good hair drying towel can make all the difference. In this guide, we'll go over the factors to consider when looking for the right hair drying towel for you. At the end, we also have a list of our 10 favorites to help you get started.

It's crazy to think about how many natural resources we go through on a daily basis. It can sometimes feel like we're literally flushing trees down the toilet because, well, we are. Toilet paper is one of the most unnecessary uses of a resource that takes over 30 years to grow. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are quite a number of eco-friendly, tree-free toilet papers available now. The only issue is finding the right one. In this guide, we'll go over the factors you should consider when choosing the right eco-friendly toilet paper for you. At the end, we also have a list of our 10 favorites to help you get started.

Let's get this straight--there's no such thing as a "best" hair dye. Strictly speaking. Just like there's no such thing as a "best" concealer or "best" mattress or "best" jacket because it all comes down to you. What kind of skin do you have? What kind of sleeping posture? Do you get cold easily? This time around, we ordered the 10 most popular hair dyes found in Japanese drugstores and on Japan’s e-commerce sites and compared the following:

1. How Vivid the Color was
2. How Gentle on Hair the Dye was
3. How Long the Color Lasted

However, we want you to keep in mind that the Japanese hair dyes we introduce were formulated with Japanese (naturally black, bleached Asian) hair in mind and are most effective on hair of a similar quality. If you've hair like that, great--you'll probably find that it works better than your average box of CVS/Walgreens stuff. If not, though, results may be a bit unexpected.

In recent years we've seen our handheld devices become smaller and more powerful. In fact, for many things, tablets and smartphones can almost completely eliminate the need for bulky laptops or desktop computers. But, unfortunately, when it comes to typing, flat screens aren't quite as effective as physical keyboards. Luckily, there's an impressive range of small, portable Bluetooth keyboards available that can transform any device into an almost full-featured computer. The only problem is finding the right one. In this guide, we'll go over the things you should look out for when deciding on the best portable Bluetooth keyboard for you. At the end, we've also got a list of our 10 favorites to help you get started.

Having a 17-inch laptop can be great for gaming, video editing, or even just on-the-go multitasking. But they're also big and bulky, and it can be hard to take them around, especially since it seems like the larger the laptop, the less options there are when it comes to finding a case. If you're looking for a way to protect your large, expensive laptop, it's particularly important to make a good choice. In this guide we'll go over the factors you should consider when choosing a 17-inch laptop case that not only provides protection but also fits in with your lifestyle. At the end, we've also got 10 of our favorites to help you get started.

Yamanashi has been pushing its way into the forefront of the wine world in recent years, taking multiple medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Its alcohol has begun appearing as selections on lists of fine wines at international establishments. It's contributed to the current surge in Japanese wine tourism. The wine industry in Japan is still continuing to grow and develop, and we thought it was high time for an updated list of the best Yamanashi wines available to consumers now. So we pulled up a list of famous Yamanashi wineries, including the award-winning L'orient Winery and Grace Wine, and ordered their 19 most popular wines from Japan's e-commerce giants. We also consulted certified wine experts and sommeliers and hosted a wine tasting. We tested for the following point(s):

1. Deliciousness

This is how we tested and found the most exceptional Yamanashi wine. We've got a good line-up, ranging from reasonable selections you can enjoy after every evening meal and more expensive ones for special occasions.

Each year, over one billion toothbrushes are thrown away in the US alone. That's 50 million pounds of plastic waste created and enough toothbrushes to wrap around the world four times. But if you're here, you probably already knew that, and you're looking for a way to help. You're not alone--a ton of companies have caught on to our waste problem and are trying to create solutions, so you have a lot of eco-friendly toothbrush options. In this guide, we'll cover the factors you should consider when choosing a more environmentally conscious toothbrush. At the end, we've also got a list of our 10 favorites to help you get started.