Dojinshi specialty shop will live on in other capacities, but its 28-year-run in Akihabara is coming to an end.
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Frilly outfits and assisted teeth-brushing practice are part of the otaku-oriented dental clinic.
Creator of Love Hina is gearing up for a run at Japan’s upper parliament house to protect freedom of expression.
Hololive Production teams up with one of Tokyo’s most important shrines to provide a creative new method of support.
Month-long specialty cafe offers the purrfect dishes and goods for cat lovers in Japan’s capital.
After an 11-year-run of anime-themed food and giant robot merch, it’s last call at the Gundam Cafes.
Mansei meat company can no longer afford to continue owning the building that’s been a local icon since 1991.
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