Otaku from across the nation pack the halls of Tokyo Big Sight for Japan’s biggest independent manga/anime art festival.
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Too many riders and not enough riders both cited as reasons for plan to charge visitors more than residents.
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Timing of government’s extension of nationwide state of emergency could be contributing to worse commuting conditions.
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Oddly beautiful to watch, yet hellish to be in.
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The tiny shaded part of each map represents half of the population.
This is not how anyone wants to start their day.
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