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	<description>a Ruins Explorer and SF / Fantasy Author in Japan</description>
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		<title>Hackman Gachapon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can buy odd things in a Gachapon. Perhaps attention too often goes to the wadded-up knicker-vending machines (so sought-after these days), and not often enough to those cute little machines sitting so innocently right at your kids&#8217; eye level....]]></description>
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		<title>DragonBall Z Key Chain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And lo, let there be Dragonball Z. Dragonball Z is some kind of Pokemon copy, with weird powers being stored inside little balls that folks keep in their pockets. I&#8217;ll admit I don&#8217;t know anything about the genre- but that...]]></description>
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		<title>Mickey Mouse Sweets Time Mascot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever felt a little lonely at Sweets Time? Perhaps you needed a little support, a little pick-me up, someone to sing while you take a bite, whip out back-flips as you brush away crumbs, and rustle pom-poms and dance when...]]></description>
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		<title>Battle Cards: Destmoon vs. Obama vs. Nidoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battle cards hold a special place in the hearts of all Japanese- from childhood they are accustomed to trapping the spirits of nature in little plastic balls (Pokemon, Dragonballz) and unleashing their fury upon each other- their incarnations ranging from...]]></description>
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		<title>Ikebukuro Jingle Key-Chain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Train Stations in Japan have jingles; at least the stations on the JR Yamanote line do- when the trains pull in and when they pull out. They&#8217;re bright, cheery, and last about 10 seconds. I suppose they let us know-...]]></description>
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		<title>Gachapon Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capsule Stations or &#8216;Gashapon&#8217; are a big deal in Japan, located outside any place that kids or otaku (nerds) might go. They are basically toy vending machines, like gumball machines, but for toys in plastic egg-shells. The name Gashapon is...]]></description>
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