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Capsule toys capture overseas visitors in Japan's latest cultural craze

· By Staff Writer
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A tourist from Thailand shows off the capsule toy she obtained from a vending machine at the Gashapon Bandai Official Shop in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)

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