Witness regrets letting “destiny” slip through his fingers after the unexpected meeting.
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Device scans your face for signs of blemishes to your beauty or trouble in your heart, and absolutely loves flirting with you.
Looking at sexy anime and manga is a time-honored way of rubbing away work-caused stress in Japan, but you’re supposed to wait until after work.
The parking lot is for people seeking medical treatment, and this hospital says it’s willing to give you a shot whether you need one or not.
Other members call for immediate suspension of meeting due to breech of etiquette, take eight hours to decide on her increasingly stupid punishments.
Detective Conan usually uses the power of his brain to defeat his foes, but this trick unlocks a legitimate superpower for the anime sleuth.
Now that is an erection of a building.
Looks like someone was kind enough to rewind back to 20 years ago.
In work-till-you-drop Japan, company is coming to the aid of distraught employees who say “I want to die.”
You’ve never seen Commando until you’ve seen it surrounded by rabid Japanese fans in costume with firecrackers and tambourines.
Free drink promoting new anime series has cleverly designed bottle that could become new way for otaku to express their love for their 2-D crushes.
The unusually-named restaurant battles against the robots of Kabukicho with spooky spirits and staff that look like creepy androids.
Golgo 13 has spent his life putting bullets in people, and now you can put your life in him.
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