Regional gov't shops promoting local produce becoming popular

Regional gov't shops promoting local produce becoming popular

TOKYO, Japan - About 50 different kinds of pickled ''ume'' plums are among items on sale at the Wakayama prefectural government's Wakayama Kishukan in Tokyo's Yurakucho district. (Kyodo)

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