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The snack-package-sculpting genius of this Twitter sensation finally caught the eye of a snack PR department.
Pays thoughtful youth a compliment while demonstrating how sometimes “kindness flies like a boomerang.”
Hollywood actress visits Japan for the first time in five years with her two eldest children in tow.
From Hokkaido to Kyushu, and of course in Tokyo too, Sailor Moon has got your anime-inspired cravings covered.
After all, isn’t the most divine member of your household worthy of some proper respect every now and then?
The company has received over one billion yen (US$10.1 million), and plans to use every single one for human beings, not business.
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