The store offers a large variety of kawaii plushies, stationery and character merchandise from brands such as Sanrio, Kirby, Pokémon and San-X.

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The visual feast is as satisfying as the literal one—purple Okinawan sweet potatoes, star fruit with its perfect geometric cross-section, and dragon fruit whose exterior looks like it was designed by ...

The beauty of the $25 challenge at the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet is that it forces creativity and prioritization – skills that have atrophied in our one-click shopping world. With that modest budget, ...