Mascot character 'Matsudo san' calls on mayor

"Matsudo san (C)," a mascot character of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, poses with Mayor Kenji Hongo (L) at the latter's office on March 27, 2015, during a courtesy call. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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