Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Rush farmer Minoru Tabuchi works planting seedlings in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture in November 2013.

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