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After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
Burger King Japan creates Kyoto Whopper, its most Japanese burger ever, with Kyoto rice merchant
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Beat the heat with “chilled katsudon,” fried pork cutlet served with rice in ice-cold broth
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