Hello Kitty Show Restaurant Opens on Japanese Island, Giant Kitty Face Roof Only Visible by Air
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Let Slowpoke Be Your Pokemon Work And Lunch Buddy With This Adorable PC Cushion
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‘50 Years of Go Nagai’ Exhibit Coming to the Ueno Royal Museum in September 2019
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Titans Attack the Roppongi Skyline in Mori Tower’s Open-Air Shingeki no Kyojin AR Rooftop Experience
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Tokyo’s Desserts-Go-Round Cafe Hosting Evening Party for 20-Somethings Every Friday
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Nebuta Matsuri Revellers Wowed by Traditional Lantern Tribute to Infamous Japanese Cat Treat
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Do You Love Neon Genesis Evangelion Enough To Buy An A.T. Field Hose Reel?
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This Adorable Jiji Piggy Bank Dances and Plays Music from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
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Japanese Voices: YuNi no All Night Nippon i – Episode 1
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Yosakoi and Awa Odori: Experiencing Shikoku’s Iconic Dance Festivals
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Tokyo Pokemon Center’s New Dishes Let You Eat Rice Out of Snorlax’s Belly and Dessert in a Pokeball
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Cowboy Bebop’s Spike and Faye Come Alive With These Dynamically Posed Figures
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[FUJI ROCK 2019] Japanese Duo Glim Spanky Raise Their Game
Daniel Robson for JAPAN Forward Performing for their third time at the Fuji Rock Festival, Glim Spanky is the quintessential band for a festival set…
Paper Artist’s Heart Wrenching Scrolling Animation About an Elderly Couple Has Left Japanese Twitter in Shambles
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Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno on Board For New Ultraman Film, “Shin Godzilla” Director at Helm
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