Mission from India's Kerala state visits Matsue, western Japan

A mission from the southern Indian state of Kerala visits the Matsue city office in Shimane Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2015, to exchange views on the western Japanese city's plan to promote the use in India of the Ruby programming language developed by a Matsue resident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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