And if you’re a traveler or a local with a full load of laundry to do, there’s no more relaxing way to get it done.
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Surgery scar cover is a rare exception to Japan’s traditional no-clothes-in-the-bath rule.
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Sure it’d be fine on an afternoon stroll, but how does it hold up against freezing winter winds?
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Why hide all your precious limited-edition collectibles and trinkets when you can display them for the world to see?
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Publisher of One Piece, Naruto and other hit manga launches new phone app which lets you choose any page to have made into an awesome T-shirt.
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