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Japanese culture A Japanese air conditioner in the 80s came with its own vinyl soundtrack Thom Dunn

Only in Japan This teddy bear is the hardest working waiter in Japan Caroline Siede

Science Carnivorous plant attempts to digest candy in bizarre video Popkin

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politics 'We did more than France': Trump mocks our WWII allies Jason Weisberger

Japan Climber rescued from Mount Fuji twice in four days Gail Sherman

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politics U.S. influence wanes sharply under Trump, slips behind China for first time in worldwide poll Rob Beschizza

Japan Your essential guide to not screwing up in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

video games Nintendo's Tomodachi Life challenges The Sims Grant St. Clair

Japan losing interest in electronic pocket dictionaries Rob Beschizza

books McAtlas documents, analyzes, and celebrates the international multiformity of McDonald's Ruben Bolling

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Boing Boing Gadgets Pick up a few phrases in Japanese, French, and Italian by reading your favorite novels with this app Boing Boing's Shop

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