By KAZUMASA SUGIMURA/ Staff Writer
January 17, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Hisashi Oikawa, 91, the oldest regular at Hirako Shoten, a liquor shop in Morioka, says on Dec. 1, “The secret to my energy is the drinks here.” (Kazumasa Sugimura)
MORIOKA—The mewing of Mimi-chan, a one-eyed black cat, echoed through the old wooden interior of a small liquor shop here on the evening of Dec. 7. [Read More]
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