Man seeks to vitalize hometown with local gourmet fame

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroyuki Hatanaka, a beauty salon operator in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, talks about how he has led a group of volunteers to use beef-based local cuisine to help vitalize his hometown in this undated photo. The dish, known as "Towada Barayaki" in which beef ribs and onions seasoned with sweet and spicy soy sauce are grilled on a hot plate, won the "B-1 Gold Grand Prix" title in an annual contest of local cuisine in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014.

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