”Military” designation has been absent from certified teaching materials for more than a decade.
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First signs of central Tokyo shutting down with the unprecedented closure of a youth hotspot.
Mos Burger’s burgers are still moss-free, but this new one doesn’t use any animal products either.
If you’re as big of a fan of Starbucks as you are of traditional Japanese aesthetics, mark your maps.
Full points for speed, enthusiasm, and especially adorableness.
Also agrees with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s proposal to have the Games by next summer at the latest.
A subdued sakura season is a sad turn of events for Japan, but free pizza always puts a smile on people’s faces.
This one cat would like to call in a complaint about her owner’s rendition of “I Stepped on the Cat.”
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