Nara craftspeople struggle to boost 'sumi' ink industry

NARA, Japan - Eiji Matsuda, a Japanese ''sumi'' black ink craftsman, sits near a box containing blocks of solidified sumi ink for sale at the workplace of Boku-undo Co. in the city of Nara on March 17.

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