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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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Aomori group wins 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Towada, Aomori Prefecture, react with joy after winning the first prize for a grilled beef flank dish called "Towada barayaki" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix" held in Aomori, north Japan

Members of the Towada Barayaki Seminar group distribute its grilled beef dish to visitors at the 10th "B-1 Grand Prix" regional food contest in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2015. The dish won the previous year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aomori group wins 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Towada, Aomori Prefecture, react with joy after winning the first prize for a grilled beef flank dish called "Towada barayaki" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)