JAPAN

In line with the “All You Need Is Love” exhibition being held in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Roppongi Hills, a limited time cafe named Miku Cafe is open at Tokyo City View on the 52nd floor of Mori Tower until June 16.

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Aoi Nishimata is a famous creator who does character design for various games. She also became a hot topic in 2008 by drawing an illustration of Ono no Komachi as a cute girl on the package of “Akita Komachi,” a type of rice produced in Ugo, Akita Prefecture.

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Recently, the *charaben* fad in Japan has become popular in America.

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Jump Station Okinawa is the official shop of Weekly Shonen Jump in Okinawa. *The Prince of Tennis* chinsuko, which is being sold as a special item of the shop, is gathering attention on Twitter.

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On April 13, *HK: Hentai Kamen* released in theaters throughout Japan and seven ramen shops began serving *Hentai Kamen* collaborative ramen.

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In commemoration of the release of the game *Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram*, collaborative cafés are now open for a limited time in Cure Maid Café and Pasela Akihabara Electric Town.

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Family Mart is selling a limited Hatsune Miku “Senbonzakura” bento for 1,980 yen (tax included). The box is themed after the popular Miku song “Senbonzakura.”

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From April 5-12, the Akihabara culture café Schatzkiste displayed illustrations and plushies of the main character Wooser from *Wooser’s Hand-to-Mouth Life* as part of a special exhibit.

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Earlier this month, TMS Entertainment began selling the health supplements “Hero & Heroine Supplements,” which is a collaboration blending the concept and essence of three legendary TV anime: *Star of the Giants*, *Tomorrow’s Joe 2*, and *Attack No. 1*.

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On March 26, the new “Bikkuriman” candy series, “Bikkuriman: Busododen” went on sale in the area around Tokyo.

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The TOM editorial team recently tried using the previously introduced iPhone app “Domino’s App feat. Hatsune Miku” to order a pizza. Here’s what happened.

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From March 12 - April 7, a café themed around the anime *I Have Few Friends NEXT* was held at the Good Smile x Karaoke Tetsujin Café.

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The Sakura Miku bun is the second collaboration between Family Mart and Hatsune Miku. The bun released on March 19.

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From March 30-31, Anime Contents Expo (ACE) 2013 was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.

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This June, Bandai will begin selling “Ultra Seven’s Hashed Beef” on their official shop site.

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*Senran Kagura* is a hyper battle action game series for the Nintendo 3DS.

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Let’s take a look at one of the popular shops in Akihabara, the center of anime and manga culture.

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The Priroll service is simple! People can request a message or photo to be printed on a roll cake and Priroll will print it with edible ink on a delicious cake!

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On Feb. 15, DyDo Drinco released carbonated drinks themed after the world famous series *Dragon Ball*.

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Nyanko-sensei has become an anman!?

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