Asagaya
We go on a post-midnight gyoza run to a shop with no staff — all part of our new normal in Japan.
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You can also tack on all-you-can-drink soft drinks for a total of less than 500 yen at this cafe in Tokyo!
Mr. Sato takes a stroll through the shopping arcade of Asagaya Station in Tokyo for this year’s Tanabata festival and bumps into none other than The Donald himself!
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