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Experience the charm of Sylvanian Families at their theme park in Osaka, Japan
In Japan you can spend a lovely day at the Sylvanian Families Park in Japan. Sylvanian Families (aka Calico Critters) were ...
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Figurine of rich man from history textbook becomes an overnight hit
A figurine inspired by a satirical illustration ... The painting is famous among Japanese because it is featured in history textbooks. The man was reproduced with a full-color 3-D printer in ...
8,400-year-old super-abstract stone figurine found in Azerbaijan's Damjili cave
In a discovery reshaping the understanding of prehistoric cultures in Eurasia, archaeologists found an 8,400-year-old stone ...
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Creepy doll lurking in this deep-sea trash heap just wants to say hi to you. That's all. She promises.
from plastic bags to old washing machines to incredibly creepy figurines. Not even the greatest depths of the ocean are spared from our impressively depressing garbage footprint. A Japanese ...
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‘Weeping’ statue of Virgin Mary draws pilgrims to Akita
It is said that the face of the statue was specially designed by the late Saburo Wakasa, an Akita native, to resemble that of a Japanese woman. This may explain the Mary figurine’s facial ...