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I work in the largest mall in Vermont.  This isn’t saying much.  Malls are so so very American, but even in landlocked Vermont, Asian pop culture (primarily Japanese) is becoming more and more mainstream.  It’s beautiful. My younger self is jealous.  I remember having to special order Fruits from a local bookstore, going broke in [...]

I love that people think of me when they see Japanese biscuits with pandas on them. These, along with a box of Apollo, were a gift from a friend while he was away on a business trip.  He picked them up at an airport bookstore.  Japanese snackage is becoming more and more readily available.  It’s [...]

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