Well, technically we get our fingers on this new batch of lovingly detailed, incredibly small Starbucks fare that focuses on to-go orders.
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18-year-old arrested on the day he was supposed to fly home, suspected of setting as many as seven fires in one night.
Catching some Zs as we ride though the night lets us hit the ground running in Ishikawa Prefecture.
We make a simple dish with the fruit that would make Crayola proud by cooking it with…pork?!
From advent calendars to Pika Ear Santa Hants and so-ugly-they’re-cute Christmas sweaters, there’s something for everyone.
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We get some outside help making a pro drinking meal from 7-Eleven【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
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