You, too, can have an all-you-can-eat experience with a timer and the determination to enjoy yourself.
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We miss out on cheap all-you-can-eat takoyaki, but stuff ourselves with octopus balls anyway
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Katy Kelly
Nov 30, 2020 - Tweet
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • Baskin Robbins • food • food court • life • philosophy • takoyaki • Tsukiji Gindako • Yuichiro Wasai)
Charming video saga shows baseball player Ichiro playing his own life…board game-style!【Videos】
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Katy Kelly
Nov 23, 2019
These short, sweet videos have Japan’s recently retired baseball star play the (board) game of life while musing on his real lived experiences.
- Japan
- (board game • celebrity • commercial • Ichiro • Ichiro Suzuki • life • philosophy • Sumitomo Mitsui)
Yokohama government trash-helper app gives poignant philosophical advice to depressed citizens
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Scott Wilson
Aug 17, 2017
- Japan
- (AI • artificial intelligence • chatbot • funny • philosophy • recycling • trash • trash disposal in Japan • twitter)
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Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2017
If a notebook costs 100 yen, 20 yen cheaper than a pencil case, then how much is an eraser?
- Japan
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You Can Do It! A Collection of Inspirational Quotes and the Famous People Who Made Them
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danielnishina
Jul 16, 2012
With the start of the Olympics just around the corner, we bring you a collection of quotes from people of varying degrees of fame and glory, some sure to make you think.
Prayer alone doesn’t give you courage. You need to make the effort and pray.
– Evander Holyfield, boxer who, among other achievements, unwillingly fed Mike Tyson his ear.
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