Department store sells eel-shaped doughnuts on "dog days" custom

Department store sells eel-shaped doughnuts on "dog days" custom

Eel-shaped doughnuts are on sale at the Ueno branch of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. in Tokyo on July 20, 2015, to take advantage of Japan's eel-eating custom known as the "Midsummer Day of the Ox" in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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