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Most people in Japan outgrow this game by the time they finish grade school, but Kyoko Fukada had adults’ attention.
My Grizzly Bear teaches us all the great deal of responsibility that goes into raising a lovable-but-feisty 300-kilogram wild animal.
The speedrunners train-ed hard, let’s hope they don’t run out of steam and go off the rails.
While the traditional kagami-mochi display is made of pounded rice, this one is made entirely of fluff.
After getting shut down once, you’d have thought the developers might have learned a lesson or two.
Taking different amounts of stuff on your two flights across the Pacific? Mujirushi Ryohin is here to help.
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It seems players love ultra-realistic live concerts, sword fights, and scantily-clad beach girls.
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