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Getting more convenience store food for our yen is always a fun time, but this campaign is bordering on ridiculous.
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The new sets of noodles and bowls make excellent souvenirs for lovers of both Naruto and ramen.
Fujinomiya mayor wants people hiking unopened trails to think about someone other than just themselves.
Ibaraki Prefecture now offers rewards to whistleblowers who lead them to companies illegally employing foreign workers.
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Hopefully new policies will keep Chiikawa figures out of scalpers’ hands so they can find their ways to fans instead.
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