You need to win the lottery to get PlayStation VR in Japan
Each customer waiting outside of the stores were given a numbered ticket, and those lucky few who had their number selected were eligible to buy the headset.
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Kit Kat Sushi?! Tokyo's Fancy Ginza District Is Home to a World's First
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