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New game saves you the awkwardness of having to ask a real girl, “Hey, would you mind poking me in the chest?”
This one of the best-tasting Kit Kat flavors out of Japan’s many exclusives, and it’s aiding the recovery of disaster-stricken Osaka and West Japan.
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Educator ties theory into why Japanese people wear surgical masks, but not sunglasses, but how solid is his logic?
Company is tired of people thinking the chime means “Feel free to knock people over if they’re standing between you and your train.”
Fatbergs be gone with this new method of washing your rear without a Japanese washlet toilet.
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Totoro chopstick rests, lanterns, cups, and figurines created by Shigaraki craftsmen specialising in tanuki raccoon dog figurines.
After suspect steals police officer’s weapon and turns it against him, employee of company with cute cat mascot joins fight on streets of Tokyo.
Many people are siding with the Mt Koya priest, who said he was frustrated by tourists who post “arrogant responses like they’re some travel pioneer”.
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