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Mori spent eight years as a licensed hairdresser — two in Shanghai, six in Tokyo — specialising in Japanese hair straightening (shukumo kyosei). He still holds the licence and lives in Japan, where he writes about Japanese haircare and how to match products to hair type.

Panasonic Nanocare vs ReFa BEAUTECH: Which Japanese Hair Dryer Should You Buy?

November 13, 2026 by Mori
Cover image comparing Panasonic nanoe and ReFa BEAUTECH Japanese hair dryers, with a stylist blow-drying long dark hair

Panasonic adds moisture to the air and spreads the heat; ReFa caps how hot the air gets. A Tokyo hairdresser explains which Japanese dryer suits your hair — and which one you can actually plug in in the US.

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YOLU vs BOTANIST: Which Japanese Shampoo Should You Buy?

November 2, 2026 by Mori
YOLU vs BOTANIST Japanese shampoo comparison cover with a woman lathering shampoo into her hair

YOLU and BOTANIST are made by the same Japanese company but clean hair in opposite ways. Here is which one suits your hair — and why the YOLU on Amazon US is not the YOLU sold in Japan.

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KINUJO Hair Straightener: Which Model, and Is It Worth It?

November 13, 2026 by Mori
KINUJO hair straightener guide cover: a flat iron gliding down a section of straight hair

KINUJO sells six flat irons, and three are Japan-only 100 V models. A straightening specialist sorts the line-up, explains the Silk Plate, and says who should buy the KINUJO W.

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ReFa vs Dyson: Japanese vs British Hair Dryer — Which One Protects Your Hair?

November 6, 2026 by Mori
ReFa vs Dyson hair dryer comparison cover with a woman drying her red hair

ReFa and Dyson both sell heat control, but Dyson watches the air while ReFa watches what the air lands on. A hairdresser explains which suits your hair, and which one you can actually buy in the US.

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BOTANIST vs &honey: Which Japanese Shampoo Should You Buy?

November 7, 2026 by Mori
Woman with long wavy hair on the cover of a BOTANIST vs and honey Japanese shampoo comparison

A Tokyo hairdresser compares BOTANIST and &honey: the cleansers, which hair type each one suits, and why only one of them is really in stock on Amazon US.

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Japanese Hair Straightening Cost in the US (2026): What You Pay and Why

October 31, 2026 by Mori
Japanese hair straightening cost in the US 2026 — a stylist flat-ironing a client's hair, with the typical full-head and touch-up price ranges

A hairdresser breaks down what Japanese hair straightening costs in the US in 2026 — full head, touch-ups, why the quote moves, and how to tell good value from too cheap.

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Japanese Flat Irons: KINUJO vs Panasonic vs ReFa — Which One to Buy in the US

November 7, 2026 by Mori
Japanese flat irons cover: hands passing a black flat iron through long red hair, with the title KINUJO vs Panasonic vs ReFa

KINUJO, Panasonic and ReFa flat irons compared by a licensed hairdresser — all dual voltage, so the question is the plate, the temperature you set, and which ones Amazon US actually sells.

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Best Japanese Hair Dryers 2026: Panasonic Nanocare vs ReFa vs KINUJO

November 13, 2026 by Mori
Best Japanese hair dryers 2026 cover: a woman drying her hair with a white hair dryer, with voltage tags for Panasonic, ReFa and KINUJO models

Panasonic nanocare, ReFa and KINUJO compared by a licensed hairdresser — and the voltage line that decides which Japanese hair dryers you can actually plug in at home in the US.

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Which Tsubaki Shampoo Should You Buy? Moist vs Volume vs EX

November 7, 2026 by Mori
Which Tsubaki shampoo should you actually buy: cover image with the three lines Moist, Volume and EX, and haircare bottles on a salon counter

Tsubaki makes three shampoos and every label says Repair. Red Moist & Repair for dry hair, white Volume & Repair for fine hair, gold EX for damage — and a 10-second test to pick.

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Curly Hair in Japan: What to Buy First, and What to Skip

November 9, 2026 by Mori
Japanese curly hair products cover: a young man with natural curls in side profile

Most lists are just shampoo. A Tokyo hairdresser ranks Japanese curly hair products by what changes the result — and names two you should not buy Japanese.

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