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We stumble upon Butch, possibly the last remaining iPhone liner-upper in the wild, and see what makes him tick.
Use of the app requires a registration fee, verification documents, and a virtual interview for residents of Tokyo to gain access to its services.
There’s a lot of snickering from other parts of the world when they find out that some people in Japan still use fax machines, but an an even more old-school communications method is still an option too.
We get to the bottom of the low-cost, SIM-free service plan by heading to the deepest points of the public transportation network.
Inventors will be offering free scan sessions at Comiket, Japan’s largest otaku gathering.
Akihabara-adjacent Kanda Shrine is always ready to try new things while keeping the old ones too.
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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