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After seeing Google’s artificial intelligence system “AlphaGo” beat one of the best Go players alive last week, I decided to try the popular game myself.
Hardcore fans brave the elements and the crowds by lining up hours before start of dojinshi comic event.
If China ever goes to war with a species made predominantly out of building materials, it’ll definitely win.
Everyone is getting a new yet ancient suit, in Captain America: Bromance of the Three Kingdoms.
Experiment provides crucial information in the important field of panty shot research.
This dance and and its accompanying catchy little jingle, nicknamed the “brainwashing song,” are currently stuck in people’s heads around Japan.
For a limited time, the MACCHA HOUSE cafe in Kyoto will be collaborating with Sanrio’s well-loved apathetic egg, Gudetama!
Because the best way to express your thoughts is through kittens with wide-eyed faces and playful poses.
A new figurine modeled after the star of Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbor Totoro toys with the rumor of Totoro actually being a death god.
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Studio Ghibli adds Totoro family goods to its anime merchandise store in Japan
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Tokyo Monorail, other east Japan rail networks announce discontinuation of magnetic paper tickets
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