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International airport closest to company’s Kyoto headquarters lets you start your Nintendo travel fun right away.
Non-porcine traffic forced to use the slow lane.
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Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.
Request met with mixed reaction from praising its frankness to pointing out the impossibility of it.
Back due to popular demand and this time in Osaka, Pac-Man will give a few lucky passengers a ride as it chases takoyaki.
Now in its 13th year, the Den Den Town event is one of the biggest otaku gatherings in central Japan.
The one store that sells these delectable treats is just as cute as the skewered pancakes themselves!
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