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Hashtag goes viral online, with photos that cosplayers and those who love them can relate to.
According to his shirt, this guy isn’t just “huge in Japan”, he’s huge somewhere else too.
The coronavirus pandemic has Jason adding some extra precautions to his night of killing this year.
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Studio Ghibli says no to trailers and commercials for Hayao Miyazaki’s new anime movie
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Gigantic super-affordable Sailor Moon lifestyle line comes to Japan’s favorite 300 yen shop【Pics】
Huge price hike for Japan Rail Pass triggers huge drop in foreign travelers who’ll buy it【Survey】
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World’s largest Kura Sushi revolving sushi restaurant opens, but not in Japan【Video】
Studio Ghibli’s truck from My Neighbour Totoro now available as die-cast Takara Tomy car
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Japan ends travel ban on individual tourists, waives visa requirements for certain countries
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