Kumamon fails in diet, demoted to assistant manager

"Kumamon," Kumamoto Prefecture's popular black bear mascot, is pictured 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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