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Every year, the Asagaya Tanabata festival is held at a covered shopping arcade near JR Asagaya Station.
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Kayo Satoh is not only a very talent fighting game player, she’s also a model. Kayo, who fights under the moniker…
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To mark Dragon Quest's big anniversary, Square Enix is holding an exhibit of 25 years of DQ at the Mori Arts Center…
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