'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

'Kumamon,' popular mascot for Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo shows ''Kumamon,'' the official black bear mascot for the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. Sales of products featuring Kumamon swelled to at least 29.36 billion yen in 2012, about 11 times more than those of the previous year, local officials said Feb. 20, 2013.

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