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The only thing better than hearing Keanu say “Wake up samurai” is hearing him say it in Japanese.
Metal doors, steel tunnels, neon lights, rust everywhere—the end of the world never looked so cool.
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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
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