It’s so massive that from certain angles it looks like Japan is under attack by a giant alien life-form.
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Citizens filled with pride in their country, anger at Mercator projection as distance from Hokkaido to Okinawa is shown to equal Denmark to Spain.
A tiny cyborg model at the moment, this contraption marks the beginning of robots taking over humanity.
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The only problem is that it looks like a killing machine compared to domestic robot Pepper.
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Launch gorgeous digital fireworks into the night sky for each ice cream you finish. And try out the new summer flavor while you’re at it.
Video shot in Tokyo’s Shibuya Station shows the elusive kirikusha in the wild.
Loincloths make a comeback with the popularity of fundoshi dance videos and the oppressive heat of Japanese summer rearing its ugly head.
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