Japanese character-bearing snacks shown at H.K. food fair

Japanese character-bearing snacks shown at H.K. food fair

HONG KONG, China - A staffer from Shiraishi Co., a snack food wholesaler based in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, explains products that bear a picture of the prefecture's popular mascot character "Kumamon" during a food fair in Hong Kong on Aug. 14, 2014.

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