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December 27, 2019

Shizuoka Prefecture Mayor Nobuhiro Tanabe (center) with members of the city's key organizations at a news conference for new mascots, services and products, unveiling the local government's new slogan, 'Shizuoka City, Shining World,'' at the Tokyo Prince Hotel on Dec. 18 | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Shizuoka Prefecture Mayor Nobuhiro Tanabe (center) with members of the city's key organizations at a news conference for new mascots, services and products, unveiling the local government's new slogan, 'Shizuoka City, Shining World,'' at the Tokyo Prince Hotel on Dec. 18 | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Yoshiaki Miura

Dec 26, 2019

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