Pikachu and two (actually one) other Pokémon species are ready to keep you warm or to just give you warm fuzzy feelings.
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Even the world’s biggest sandwich chain is getting in on Japan’s lucky bag retail tradition.
Ever feel like you could spend the rest of your life in a soft bed tucked under a fluffy blanket? Well, maybe your pet sometimes feels the same way. And if that’s the case, then this may be an item you’ll want to get for your four-legged friends. It’s the “antibacterial and deodorized fluffy bed and blanket” (kokin boshu funnwari blanket-tsuki bed), and it looks so divinely comfortable, you may end up wishing you had one yourself!
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