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Japanese otaku now have special trash box just for merch of their former anime and idol crushes

Japanese otaku now have special trash box just for merch of their former anime and idol crushes

“I don’t love my crush anymore, but I want someone else to give them their love,” says message on Kyoto container.
When you spot a trash can in Japan, it’ll usually also have a sign saying what kind of trash it’s for.
A photo of the wooden trash box was shared by Japanese Twitter user @SATSUXANDROS, who discovered it on Kyoto University of Art & Design’s Sakyo Ward campus.
That’s to make it easier to sort trash for recycling, and the concept of reuse is also the motivation behind the anime/idol crush trash box.
So really, the oshi box isn’t a mass grave.