By MASAMITSU OKU/ Staff Writer
December 3, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Hisashi Eguchi delivers a speech in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Nov. 13 while holding his letter of appointment as tourism ambassador. (Masamitsu Oku)
MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Manga artist and native son Hisashi Eguchi reckons his new gig as this city’s first tourism ambassador is to help the good citizens of Minamata overcome their traumatic past. [Read More]
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