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Cute designs teach us which prefecture of Japan grows the most bonsai trees and which has the most Shinto shrines.
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Standard Products promises items that are “slightly better” than 100 yen store Daiso, but does that apply to all goods in store?
He made it through the afternoon, but what will happen to our Daiso adventurer once night falls?
Part 1 of our experiment to see if Daiso is truly the only store anyone ever need to shop at.
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