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Got some leftover change after a day of pop culture treasure-hunting? Then this JR station has a vending machine you’ll want to check out.
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SoraNews24 sends our thrifty reporter to test a set of sponge curlers, so he looks like an old-timey housewife. And that’s before he takes them out.
Even amphibians love Japan’s unmanned drink dispensers, but what do you do if you want your change?
These plastic warriors are trawling for a brawling, cruising for a bruising, and sampling for a trampling.
Three-on-three league for young ladies sounds like the plot of an anime series itself, but it’s a real-life sports organization.
Shows off his bodybuilding form as past of educational program with soulful saxophone soundtrack.
The Tokyo ATMs sound like the perfect cash dispensers for female otaku, so naturally we sent Mr. Sato to try them out.
New 7-Eleven ATMs installed at select Animate locations will feature luscious anime pinup art and compelling lines from top-rate voice actors.
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Manufacturer calls it “a little special,” but others would probably go with “really weird” or “oddly kinky.”
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