Kumamon fails in diet, demoted to assistant manager

Kumamon fails in diet, demoted to assistant manager

"Kumamon," Kumamoto Prefecture's popular black bear mascot, holds a letter of appointment in Tokyo on March 30, 2015, after Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima announced Kumamon's demotion from sales manager to assistant sales manager as a penalty for failing to lose weight. The mascot had been on a diet since October 2014 after the governor pointed out that it was too fat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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