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JAPAN-CRIME-JUSTICE-PRISON-CULTURE-OFFBEAT
This handout photo taken on September 3, 2013, and received on September 9, 2013 shows a version of "Katakkuri-chan", the mascot of Asahikawa Prison, in Asahikawa, some 900 kilometres (560 miles) north of Tokyo. The Japanese prison housing a range of convicted criminals has unveiled the cuddly life-size mascot that bosses hope will help change the jail's forbidding image. Cutesy life-size mascots, known as "yurukyara" in Japanese ("laid-back characters"), are everywhere in Japan, and are often used to represent regions or towns and to promote locally famous foods, animals and industries. AFP PHOTO / ASAHIKAWA PRISON
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Asahikawa, Hokkaido, JAPAN |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Asahikawa Prison |
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9 Septembrie 2013 |
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1812 x 2500 (1.33 MB) |
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