SNJO (Page 64)
After a three-year hiatus, the cosplayers are back at Japan’s largest summertime otaku celebration.
Beef subscription service also comes with a legendary frying pan that had a three year waiting list.
Can 300 yen (US$2.26) headphones actually have enough difference in sound quality to be distinguished?
Despite gyoza taking the center stage at this restaurant, something else on the menu provided the biggest shock of all.
The neighborhood that invented the Obon Jovi dance is back with a new set list of rock and disco hits.
Feeling like a large child with king-sized candy bar dreams, he entered a whole new world of delight with a few big surprises.
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