Man in news: Kimono shop owner seeks to use Olympics to revive industry

Yoshimasa Takakura, the third-generation owner of kimono shop Choya Co. in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows during an interview on July 22, 2015, one of the kimonos his project "Imagine Oneworld" has produced to represent the diversity of history and culture from each of the 196 nations expected to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Takakura launched the project to produce a unique kimono for each country and also hopes it will help revitalize the dwindling kimono industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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