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Mix-and-match pieces are the cosplay/street fashion crossover witches have been waiting for.
Self-heating gyudon is half science experiment, half magical alchemy…but how does it taste?
Shinzo Abe might have just pulled a total David Copperfield during an appearance in Akihabara.
It’s the perfect weapon to fight evil, and by “fight evil” I mean scare the crap out of your pets.
You don’t need Hayao Miyazaki-level drawing skills or magical powers, as long as you’ve got some basic office/school supplies.
These feats of greatness are made even more spectacular with a duo of easily impressed sidekicks.
Avery Chin and Sylvia Lim make the record books for their impressively quick quick-change act.
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[Deleted] Article written for April Fool’s Day 2018- Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
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New instant noodles taste like that bland spaghetti they stick under hamburger in bentos
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Pokémon lid becomes Japan’s most overprotected manhole cover, melts hearts across the country
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Ariana Grande stops learning Japanese following backlash over her “7 Rings” BBQ grill tattoo
Mister Donut has heart-shaped gourmet donuts for Valentine’s Day, since our true love is chocolate
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