Japan’s First Life-Sized Prison Mascot

Hawaii Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published September 9, 2013 at 6:08 PM HST

Much of Japan is still celebrating Tokyo’s naming as the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. But further north, another Japanese city is in the news—for a very different reason. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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