Mr. Sato (Page 17)
The only thing better than the message itself is the fascinating water printer machine that “prints” it.
In amongst the noise and bright lights of Shinjuku’s Kabukicho is a quiet oasis where you can hear the sound of pencil on paper.
When life hands you chocolate, wafer, and a special store to combine the two…it’s time to make your very own KitKat.
The world’s biggest search engine has spoken: this is Japan’s number-one ikemen (but not because of this photo).
Magical girl transformations and a very different ending from the one shown in the Hayao Miyazaki anime classic.
We learn a hard lesson about being good parents while trying to take care of our little Angel.
Commemorative sardine pack celebrates Japan’s deadliest assassin. We celebrate the second deadliest.
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