Farmer Ono fails to renew Guinness record

Farmer Ono fails to renew Guinness record

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Manabu Ono, a Kagoshima farmer, looks half pleased Feb. 1 after winning the annual world radish contest with his product weighing 20.6 kilograms. He failed to renew his own record of 31.1 kilograms listed in the Guinness World Record Book. (Kyodo)

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