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SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE - Global Ichiban Secured Promissory Notes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2021	Dec. 09, 2020	Sep. 09, 2020	Nov. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2021	Jan. 01, 2020	Aug. 02, 2019
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Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding						$ 1,073,825
Default interest rate							10.50%
Series 1A preferred stock conversion					$ 100,000
Security Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Unamortized discount			$ 86,613
Global Ichiban Limited
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Principal Converted		$ 600,000
Common Shares Issued		174,419
Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Agreement entered date			Sep. 09, 2020
Debt instrument, maturity date			Sep. 30, 2022
Default interest rate			18.00%
Global Ichiban Limited \| Security Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Agreement entered date				Nov. 30, 2017
Promissory Note \| Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Repurchase amount			$ 6,313,387
Promissory Note \| Global Ichiban Limited \| Security Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Repurchase amount				$ 6,313,387
Secured Convertible Promissory Notes \| Global Ichiban Limited \| GI Exchange Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding			$ 6,400,000
Secured Convertible Promissory Notes \| Global Ichiban Limited \| Security Agreement
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding				$ 6,400,000
Agreement entered date	Mar. 09, 2021
Series 1A preferred stock conversion	$ 5,800,000
Secured Convertible Promissory Notes \| Global Ichiban Limited \| Security Agreement \| Common Stock
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Common Shares Issued	33,600
Convertible Debt
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding						5,012,897
Accrued interest expense, noncurrent						$ 885,475
Secured Debt \| Aggregate Global Ichiban Secured Promissory Notes
Secured Promissory Note [Line Items]
Average VWAP for redemption					85.00%
Measurement period after conversion date					5 days
Conversion price (in dollars per share)					$ 10,000
Ownership of outstanding stock, percentage					9.99%
Stated interest rate					12.00%