Fukushima Univ. students' sake wins 1st prize at contest

AIZUWAKMATSU, Japan - Inokichi Shinjo (L), head of the association of sake brewers in Aizuwakamatsu in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, and a Fukushima University student hold bottles of newly developed sake in December 2014 in the prefecture. The sake produced based on the idea proposed by students including her won the first prize at a contest held by the association to seek plans to promote locally produced sake.

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