Hokkaido pizza wins grand prix at pizza contest in Japan

Sumiko Hamahira (L), a dentist in Kagoshima hailing from Hokkaido, receives the winner's plaque from JC Comsa Corp. head Aiko Okawara in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2015, after her pizza won the grand prix in the Japan local-food-pizza championship. Hamaoka used lamb produced in Hokkaido and watercress for her prize-winning pizza in the contest organized by JC Comsa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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