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After more than 80 years, Tokyo’s world-famous fish market is relocating, but the head of this 104-year-old wholesaler has one concern.
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The best at encouraging clients to spend money, he rakes in as much as US$375,000 per month.
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The unusually-named restaurant battles against the robots of Kabukicho with spooky spirits and staff that look like creepy androids.
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This Ikebukuro izakaya just gave us an 8,000-yen discount, and they’ll happily do the same for you.
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