Mochitsuki Seishi's "Rabbit" brand of luxury, hand-rolled toilet paper sells for about $5 per roll, or as much as 12 rolls of the standard stuff in Japan.
High-end toilet paper is rolling off the she…

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(Roisin O'Connor) Jen Ewbank 13/67 Solange – When I Get Home Solange Knowles has never been coy about the intent behind her music.
(Roisin O'Connor) Eliot Lee Hazel 18/67 The Cinematic Orchestra – To…

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Image copyright Gavin Baos Image caption Wales fan Gavin Baos admits he is "concerned" at causing offence in JapanWelsh rugby fans travelling to Japan for the World Cup have been urged to cover up ta…

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London (CNN Business) Japan's richest man has warned that Brexit is "practically impossible" and could take the United Kingdom back to the economic stagnation of the 1970s when the country was often …

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New York (CNN) Another console-maker from the 16-bit era of video games is trying to tap into the nostalgia market.
Sega is making a return to stores on Thursday with a mini Genesis console based on …

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Next year’s entry in The Grudge series won’t just be a spiritual successor to Takashi Shimizu’s franchise—it’ll be happening alongside it.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the latest Sam Raimi-prod…

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It’s called Sadako vs. Kayako, or in simpler terms, The Ring vs.
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Sadako vs. Kayako takes about 20 or 30 minutes …

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Image: Third Window FilmsBeen feeling out of the loop that you haven’t seen the Japanese zombie flick One Cut of the Dead?
Shudder has finally unveiled a U.S. release date for folks who want to exper…

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Photo: Third Window FilmsIn my opinion, Japanese horror comedy One Cut of the Dead belongs in the pantheon of great zombie movies.
Variety reports that producer Patrick Cunningham (Martha Marcy May M…

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TOKYO—Nintendo Co. introduced a stripped-down Switch console, meant to keep up the line’s momentum in its third holiday season, as the videogame maker seeks to widen the Nintendo brand’s global prese…

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