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Players helped themselves to unordered booze following World Cup elimination and caused more than four million yen (US$37,000) in damage, owner says.
A special ingredient from Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture transforms Japan’s most traditional cooking essential into something new.
Organizing committee seems to have a problem with a huge clumsy bear running around with an open flame.
Tonko House will take responsibility for bringing Kumamon’s exploits overseas in a future animation project.
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