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Ghibli, One Punch, Fullmetal Alchemist artists create hand-drawn Major Leage Baseball anime video
Family Mart releases new collection of Uji matcha sweets to make green tea lovers swoon
Live-action Castlevania all-female stage adaptation reveals first photo of Alucard and Maria
Minnaka: New unstaffed convenience store opens in Tokyo with cheap bentos and Costco food
Tokyo trains now have new first-class Green Cars, but are they a sell-out hit?
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McDonald’s Japan renews the Samurai Mac, but not everyone will be happy with the new warrior