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All the joy of tossing balls unencumbered by chunky gloves, while keeping the rest of your digits toasty warm.
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.
Go devises his own, completely unique way to enjoy a classic summer meal, and named it: Jibun wo Nagashi Somen.
Fried rice without rice might sound like fried nothing, but our chef shows that nothing is impossible.
There’s a big surprise waiting inside this affordably premium-priced item from the 100 yen store chain.
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