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Punch’s life started with a metaphorical gut-punch, but things are cuddlier, and happier, now.
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Based-on-true-story shows how woman and her grandmother stay close even when they’re far apart.
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Starting in his 40s and still going strong, Mr. Sato offers realistic tips for anyone trying to shift some extra weight this year.
I had no idea you could win crane game prizes in Japan the way my friend won this Dragon Quest Slime
This black Slime plushie had become his white whale until something I’d never experienced before happened.
With no clear answers, it’s up to the wallet’s owner to choose what he wants to believe about the person who had it.
She was looking forward to a reunion with her favorite G-boy, but the new people she met were just as special.
Every other store in Tokyo Character Street is open, but Donguri Kyowakoku says it’s not time to shop.
The hit video game/anime’s Haru Urara is a real horse, and fans have found a way to show their love for their heroine who never gave up.
Three of the greatest anime series ever produced featured in video that’s not quite as simple as it might look.
Thousands of flowers bloom in the west Tokyo mountains, but they all started from one man’s kind thoughts.
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