The birthplace of one of Japan’s favorite lunches is still in business in Tokyo after more than 200 years.
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You can’t produce a foreign resident card when you’re not a foreigner.
Studio Ghibli co-founder also had two iron-clad conditions for the upcoming kabuki adaptation of his classic anime film.
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Futuristic and incredibly cool. One glaring problem, however, prevents it from being widely used.
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