Thank you to JETRO for sponsoring this article.

The holidays are here, and if you're like me then you expect to have a little bit of extra spending money in your pocket (thanks, mom!). As you anticipate what's to come (or got yours early), Popverse has an A+ tip on where you can spend that - learned from our year of travels across the United States and England.

You can now get some of the best hand-crafted Japanese goods without paying massive overseas shipping costs thanks to the JAPAN STORE, an Amazon storefront set up by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to promote trade between Japan and the rest of the world.

The JAPAN STORE, currently available for Amazon customers in both the United States and the United Kingdom, features the work of Japanese companies and artisans in multiple product categories, making it easier for potential customers to find exactly what they’re looking for in a method and location they’re already familiar with.

Amongst the many, many offerings available are an Alice in Wonderland board game titled Where am i Alice in a mad Tea Party, Edoten Igusa Setta Japanese Tatami Zouri Sandals, SUN-STAR Stylish Metal Pencil Metacil Pencils for Artist Drawing, and more. \

As diverse as these products are, the one thing that connects them all is their partnership with JETRO. The organization was initially founded in 1958 to promote the export of Japanese products internationally, although in recent years, its focus has broadened to also include attracting foreign investment into the country, and helping small-to-medium sized Japanese businesses in the global marketplace… hence the creation of the JAPAN STORE, to make it easier for international audiences to get great candy and a robot dog plush.

JAPAN STORE is always on Amazon and Amazon UK.