Kumamon generates record sales

Kumamon generates record sales

Ikuo Kabashima, the governor of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, says in Kumamoto on March 20, 2018, that products bearing the image of "Kumamon," the prefecture's black bear mascot, generated record sales of at least 140 billion yen, or about $1.3 billion, buoyed by strong overseas sales. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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