Local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix" held in Aomori, north Japan

Participants in the annual regional food contest "B-1 Grand Prix" attend an opening ceremony in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2015. The two-day event, the 10th since it was first held in 2006 in Aomori's Hachinohe, was expected to attract about 300,000 visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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