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Wait, hot springs can freeze?
Also tells would-be burglars how long they’ll have until the cops show up in crazy display of educational commitment.
At inexpensive Japanese restaurants, the chopstick container might be in front of another customer, which is a tension-filled dilemma for some.
Nothing says “Thanks for all your hard work!” like a bonus from your boss given entirely in Japan’s smallest-denomination coins.
The country that created the book Everybody Poops now gives you a way to let everybody know.
Our reporter Meg turns her lens on 12 months’ worth of steamy male skin, including borderline-illegal cosplay.
“Destroy Christmas!” chants Revolutionary Alliance of Unpopular Men as it takes to the streets in annual demonstration.
Three hours of resistance will get you five credits, and claiming you’re 21 gives you a free round on the punching machine!
Maybe it won’t be all bad when the machines gain sentience, as long as they prepare some nice snacks for us.
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