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Do you know what konjac is? 🤔

It's in your low-carb pasta, your snacks… and even your skincare routine. All from one humble root grown in Japan 🌱

Swipe to learn:
Where konjac comes from
🇨🇦 How it's used in Canada
🇯🇵 How it's used in Japan
✨ Why it's loved for health & beauty

Our konjac sponges are made from konjac grown by a family farm in Gunma, Japan 🇯🇵 Gentle enough to use with just water 💧

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Thank you for visiting us at the National Women’s Show Vancouver! 🌸

We loved meeting so many of you at our booth. Here are the most common questions and real voices we heard 👉

✨ “What is konjac?”
✨ “Can it remove makeup?”
✨ “Wow… it’s SO soft!”

For some, it was their very first time experiencing a konjac sponge. For others, it was a happy reunion.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by! 💛

No soap needed — just water. (Face wash is OK too!)
Grown by a family farm in Gunma, Japan

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Now inviting Canadian apparel brands to explore the Japanese market.
AK JAPAN is partnering with a well-established e-commerce company in Japan that wants to bring Canadian apparel brands into the market. This is a real opening for Canadian brands curious about Japan but unsure where to start.
We handle the hard parts — market entry, sourcing, logistics, and test sales inside Japan — so you can see how your product performs before committing to a full launch.
We're looking for brands that can support initial orders of roughly 100–500 units per SKU. Whether you're an established label or a growing one ready to scale, we'd love to connect.
If Japan has ever been on your radar — or if you're simply curious — send us a message or comment below.

We are thrilled to announce that AK JAPAN will be at The National Women's Show in Vancouver again this year — come experience our konjac sponges in person!

📍 Vancouver Convention Centre — Booth 401
🗓 September 19–20, 2026
🕙 Sat 10 am–6 pm / Sun 10 am–5 pm

Our konjac sponge is a gentle, plant-based way to cleanse your skin — made from the natural konjac plant and sourced from a single family farm in Gunma, Japan.

At the show, we're offering our 4-type, 3-piece set — highly rated by our customers on our Amazon brand store.

Can't visit in person? The same set is available online. 🔗 Link in the comments 👇

How well do you REALLY know konjac sponges? 👀

Swipe through our Konjac Sponge Quiz · Part 1 and test yourself! Did you get all 4 right? 🎉

From a single family farm in Gunma, Japan 🇯🇵 — our konjac sponges are 100% plant-based, plastic-free, and gentle enough for the most delicate skin. 🌱

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Stay tuned for Part 2… 👀

Are you washing your face too hard?

Most of us rush through it — a quick scrub, a fast rinse, done. But washing your face is one of the few moments in the day that belongs only to you.

Swipe through for the 7 gentle steps 👉

1. Wash your hands first
2. Wet your face with lukewarm water
3. Work your cleanser into a foam
4. Wash gently — let the foam do the work
5. Rinse thoroughly
6. Pat dry, never rub
7. Moisturize

The secret isn't more products. It's a softer touch.

That's where a konjac sponge comes in — made from a Japanese plant, soft enough for morning and night. Glide it lightly over oily or rough skin in the morning, and massage in small circles at night to care for skin that's worked all day.

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Save this for your next wash — and tell us, which step do you skip the most? 👇

Guess what these are?

Meet our 4 konjac sponges — each infused with a natural Japanese ingredient. 🌿

Camellia — Japan's beloved winter flower, tied to beauty & grace
Yuzu — a fragrant citrus for warmth & good luck
Hakka — refreshing Japanese mint from Hokkaido
Binchotan — traditional charcoal, the "king of charcoal"

All made from konjac, grown for 1,000+ years in Japan. Gentle on your skin, cleansing with just water. 🫧

Which one is your favorite? Swipe through to meet them all ➡️

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Would you believe this little sponge is made from a plant that looks like a potato?
It’s konjac — loved in Japan for over 1,000 years. The plant takes about 3 years to grow, and 90% of it comes from the Gunma region. It even became a sponge by accident, through freezing!
It’s 100% plant-based and made from food ingredients — so gentle you could almost eat it. And unlike regular sponges, it has no microplastics. 🌱
Natural, gentle, and plastic-free. Watch the short video to see what makes it special 👇
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https://youtube.com/shorts/UFwc_kRDw6M?si=u1qt8sXAfq5BN-gI

This sponge is basically food — really? Would you believe this sponge is made from a plant? It's konjac —...