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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.
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Shows off his bodybuilding form as past of educational program with soulful saxophone soundtrack.
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Manufacturer calls it “a little special,” but others would probably go with “really weird” or “oddly kinky.”
Intended penalty for bad manners backfires, prompts pub to make drastic change to its beer pricing policy.
Eye-catching, face-obscuring fashion from China protects your skin from harsh UV rays, makes you look like a crazed criminal.
Subtle spookiness in Shinjuku isn’t promoting anything except fear in all who notice it.
The west Tokyo neighborhood’s take on the centuries-old event is like bad medicine, and bad medicine is what I need.
When the airport employee found out she was in the islands alone, he gave her a tongue-in-cheek romantic worksheet to finish before heading home.
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