Production of rice sticks begins in Akita, northern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Female workers at Hamanoya, a long-established Japanese restaurant in Akita, northeastern Japan, put mashed rice from a new crop onto skewers on Sept. 23, 2014, to produce "Kiritanpo" rice sticks for use in a traditional pot dish.

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