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Cassettes are back in style in Japan in a big way, with new releases and people paying premiums for discontinued tapes.
Take-out from expensive restaurant in the most expensive part of Tokyo hurts the wallet, thrills the taste buds.
This “phantom” loo roll is so popular it sells out every time it’s released to the public.
Die-hard fans of the series can once more sleep in Mari Ohara’s bed, dry off with her monogrammed towels, and take her room key home as a souvenir.
Kappazushi is usually a friend to our budget…and maybe it still is with the Mega-size Crab and Salmon Roe Sushi Rice Bowl.
The “circle of the sun boxed lunch” is usually a friend to those with a lonely wallet, but not this one.
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Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
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