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Third-grader who’s too smart for his own good gets science test question wrong for very dumb reason.
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The anime event of the year is selling tickets in China even more quickly than it did in Japan.
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If this is what Japanese farmers look like, you can stick me on a train to the nearest country town.
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Sandwiches fit for a sumo served up in Osaka【Taste Test】
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Japanese politician’s birthrate plan: Have parents nag their kids to have “at least three babies”
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