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'Black, White Croquettes' win fans in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - "Black Croquette" (L) seasoned with soy sauce, black pepper and squid ink, and bite-size "White Croquette" (R) featuring the unique taste of shredded kombu, or edible kelp, are a big hit in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. The two types of croquettes, as pictured in December 2013, were developed by food consulting company DQ Solution to promote local Toyama tastes and won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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'Black, White Croquettes' in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Hayato Yamazaki, president of food consulting company DQ Solution in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, holds "Black Croquette" and "White Croquette" in December 2013 in the city. The two croquettes developed by the company to promote local Toyama tastes won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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Pesticide residue in frozen food products

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the seven different products of Aqlifoods Co., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., in which malathion, an organic phosphate typically used as a pesticide, was detected. Aqlifoods said Dec. 31, 2013, that pesticide residue found in some of its frozen food products could sicken a child who consumed just one-eighth of a croquette, dramatically revising its previous estimate of 60 croquettes comprising a toxic dose. The packet at top left is the same product as the croquette package in which the highest concentration was detected.

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Pesticide residue in frozen food products

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Kushiro, president of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., bows in apology at a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2013. Aqlifoods Co., Maruha's subsidiary based in Gunma Prefecture, said the same day that pesticide residue found in some of its frozen food products could sicken a child who consumed just one-eighth of a croquette, dramatically revising its previous estimate of 60 croquettes comprising a toxic dose.

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NMB48 members promote croquettes

KOBE, Japan - Three members of NMB48, an all-girl pop group based in Osaka's Namba district, serve customers at a croquette shop in Kobe, near Osaka, on Oct. 17, 2011. The operator of the shop, Rock Field Co., and the idol group joined hands to sell new croquette products and the group's single to be released Oct. 19.

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World's largest croquette cooked in Japan

HAKODATE, Japan - People take photos of what is believed to be the world's largest croquette by diameter in Assabu, Hokkaido, on July 24, 2010. Members of the local commerce and industry society cooked the croquette, 3.08 meters in diameter, using some 400 kilograms of potatoes, a specialty crop of the town on Japan's northernmost main island.

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NMB48 members promote croquettes

KOBE, Japan - Three members of NMB48, an all-girl pop group based in Osaka's Namba district, serve customers at a croquette shop in Kobe, near Osaka, on Oct. 17, 2011. The operator of the shop, Rock Field Co., and the idol group joined hands to sell new croquette products and the group's single to be released Oct. 19. (Kyodo)

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World's largest croquette cooked in Japan

HAKODATE, Japan - People take photos of what is believed to be the world's largest croquette by diameter in Assabu, Hokkaido, on July 24, 2010. Members of the local commerce and industry society cooked the croquette, 3.08 meters in diameter, using some 400 kilograms of potatoes, a specialty crop of the town on Japan's northernmost main island. (Kyodo)