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SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT

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Dec 18, 2007
Mistletoe
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Moles
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Sake barrels at shrines
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'Fierce scowl' stickers
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Pocket tissues
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Wide-bottomed noh costumes
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Small statue in Azabu Juban
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Indented circles on roads
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Automated External Defibrillator
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Mar 20, 2007
Japan's gold poop
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Feb 20, 2007
Tree bondage
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Jan 23, 2007
Cycling on sidewalks
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Dec 19, 2006
Men's restrooms
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Nov 21, 2006
Samurai Scarecrows
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Small face
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Sep 19, 2006
O-kyaku
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Lanterns
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Morijio
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Jun 20, 2006
5 yen and 50 yen coins
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May 16, 2006
Kishagasa
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Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
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Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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