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Family Mart? 7-Eleven? Or a dark horse contender? Join us on this steaming hot konbini odyssey.
Collaboration with one of Japan’s favorite sake breweries won’t get you drunk, will make you happy.
Is it still cosplay if you can’t even see the costume anymore?
For a service that promises a clean break with a bad job, this taishoku daikou has a lot of strings attached.
Head-raising ceremony held for new/Nu Gundam, the first life-size mobile suit in west Japan.
You can treat your Christmas blues by treating yourself to some comfort food at a discounted price.
We visit Japan’s big three combini, plus one dark horse contender, on our search for nikuman bliss.
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