Hamamatsu returns as Japan's biggest "gyoza" consuming city

Hamamatsu officials and members of a local association promoting the consumption of "gyoza" dumplings celebrate at the Hamamatsu city hall in Shizuoka Prefecture on Jan. 30, 2015, after the city regained its top status in Japan in terms of purchase of gyoza per household in 2014 following a one-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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