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Tiny background detail in ‘80s manga masterpiece getting new attention decades later.
Visitors to Kyoto have plummeted, prompting a new series of ads showing sites like the Arashiyama bamboo forest totally devoid of people.
The shop clerk implores customers to stop treating them “like punching bags” over the lack of masks on sale.
Tokyo police’s tip is quick and easy, but may or may not provide any real protection against the virus.
Preorders suspended days before they were set to start, no timetable for when they’ll open.
Japanese government recommends spending two weeks in Hawaii on your way to Micronesia in order to comply with new rule.
Coronavirus outbreak means many can’t leave their homes, so sexy visual novel developer is going to give them something to do with those idle hands.
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