Dale Roll
Dale is a world traveler, but her heart will always be in Japan, and not just because she had to sell it to get enough money to FINALLY get that giant Lapras plushie from a UFO catcher. She spent her youth devouring East Asian pop music and dramas, and her student days with her nose in books about the Heian period and the history of Chinese medicine in Japan, so when she moved to Japan it was like a dream come true. She loved her life there and everything that Japan had to offer, but after grudgingly admitting that she loves her husband, whom she met there, even more, she moved with him to Spain. When she isn’t writing or struggling to speak Spanish that isn't mixed with Japanese, she likes to spend her free time eating tasty food, playing Pokémon, rewatching Sailor Moon, and annoying her husband with impromptu karaoke solos.
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Seiji may never need to go to a ramen restaurant again, so long as he can find a ramen vending machine.
The beverage company hopes the increases will help build the capital needed to increase production.
If you couldn’t make it to these shows in Japan, worry not: now’s your chance to watch them online!
Interesting decor, enticing food names, and endearing staff made this a meal Ikuna will always remember!
There are a lot of surprises in store for our city-dwelling, Honshu-native Japanese reporter.
For now, you can observe rare tarot cards on display, but there are lots of events to come!
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Super snazzy samurai armor-wearing teddy bears will be ready for your next Children’s Day display!
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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