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Japan’s most famous urban ruins weren’t always deserted, as shown in this video from the 1960s when Gunkanjima’s ghost town was still alive and well.
He’s handsome, talented and an Olympic gold medalist. And now, Yuzuru Hanyu will be making his screen debut as a samurai lord in the Edo period!
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Get out the tissues because this short ad will make you appreciate family bonds all over again.
There are no reference photos and no sketches; just an artist, a pen and his beautiful mind.
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