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The Natsumi Clinic in the Japanese capital Tokyo fixes about 100 stuffed toys every month. Owners who just cannot bring themselves to throw away their childhood companions turn to clinic founder Natsumi Hakozaki who is able to breathe new life into well-loved stuffed toys using needle and thread, as well as spas with a special soap. The clinic, with six “doctors” on staff, is one of only two stuffed toy repairers in Japan. Yui Kato, who recently went to the clinic with a plush sheep doll she has had for 18 years, said she paid about 100,000 yen (US$959) to fix her treasured toy, but insisted that keeping her childhood memories alive was more important than money.

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