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Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

Cotton Swabs and Second-Hand Panties in Japan

October 29, 2018
by Luke McConaghey
Features, Japan Yarns, Yarns

Cover by Takahiro Taguchi Dotombori, 10 pm. The street was neon-drenched and the soundtrack was synthetic saccharine J-pop. I stepped into a bar. “Irashaimase!”, shouted…

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