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The Amazing History of Japanese Toys, Part One: A Serious Business

Ridiculous History

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The Importance of Car Culture

There were only 1,600 private cars registered in all of Tokyo in the 1930s. To see these vehicles would be like you are seeing something straight out of science fiction. Matsuzo played a big part in making Japan the world's second biggest toy maker. He says Walt Disney had to have been aware of this stuff.

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