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Admission fees, age requirements, and unrestricted public posting of erotic anime art would all be part of “Akihabara Gate City.”
”We expected a strong, positive reaction from young people” says city government spokesperson.
New law would require documentation of the sort of purchase arsonist made prior to attack.
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The deep irony is that Hachiko wouldn’t even have been able to enjoy this tasty souvenir for himself.
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