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Will station staff let him give up his kaiju monster-fighting days and allow him to commute like an ordinary Japanese salaryman?
Two of Japanese horror’s biggest names came together in the newly released film Sadako vs Kayako, and you can bet we weren’t about to miss it!
Recordings of multiple sightings of the bright light also show the visible plume it left as it streaked down from the sky.
Even my mom practices tighter internet security than what appeared to be North Korea’s version of Facebook.
We and the rest of the Japanese internet were completely charmed by this tweet showing off the world’s cutest and youngest quality control manager in action!
This McDonald’s customer paid for his order in cash and received his hamburger — without setting foot in the store!
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