Amazon Japan and Kumamoto Prefecture reached an agreement on April 11 to support the Kumamoto recovery initiative by selling local Kumamoto produce online. The items on sale amounts to about 55,000 including Kumamon goods, karashi-renkon, horse meat, and many more. The CEO of Amazon Japan, Jasper Cheung said that they want to deliver more Kumamoto produces and Kumamon goods to customers nationwide. Source: NHK, 4/11

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