Kumamon product sales in 2015 top 100 bil. yen for 1st time

Kumamon product sales in 2015 top 100 bil. yen for 1st time

File photo taken in November 2014 shows Kumamon, the hugely popular mascot of Japan's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture. Sales of products featuring the black bear mascot in 2015 surpassed 100 billion yen ($874 million) for the first time, the prefectural government said March 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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