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Our northern Kanto reporters team up and head to Gunma for a look at this part of Japan that gets overlooked by tourists.
The American ice cream chain has closed all of its branches in east Japan, but this Tokyo train station sells its frozen treats from a vending machine.
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A city’s longstanding tradition is no more as something that’s very good for its residents turns out to be very bad for its budget.
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