The Tokyo Toy Show 2012 was held at the international exhibition center, Tokyo Big Site, in June. Next to the Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. booth, three mini cars were on display. Made by Toyopet, Toyota’s name for their car dealerships, these Pokemon cars are almost too cute to subject to the harsh conditions of the road.
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Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
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