Comic character Kitaro named "1-day CEO" at west Japan airport

Kitaro, the lead character in the famous "GeGeGe no Kitaro" comic series, salutes to reporters on Oct. 17, 2015, after being appointed airport chief for the day at Yonago airport in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. Sakaiminato is the hometown of the comic's author Shigeru Mizuki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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