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Miniatures from Japan In Japan, everything from canned fish to giant roly-polys can be found in miniature form and available as capsule toys (also known…
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Finally Vegans Can Join Harajuku Bubble Milk Tea Trend with Instagrammable Butterfly Pea Tea
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Japanese Voices: YuNi no All Night Nippon i – Episode 1
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Japanese Heat Wave Claims 11 Lives, Government Predicts 15,000 Deaths in 2100
By Japan Info With the end of July, the rainy season officially ended in all parts of Japan. Although the rainy season usually occurs in…
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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…
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New Japanese Service “Odorate” Scans And Rates Your Body Odor
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