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Citizens filled with pride in their country, anger at Mercator projection as distance from Hokkaido to Okinawa is shown to equal Denmark to Spain.
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Researcher says more than half of central Tokyo convenience stores have foreigners working the graveyard shift.
In the name of the moon, pledge your eternal love to someone special with Usagi’s very own engagement ring from Mamoru!
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