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Words and phrases

Ðܱ¾±h (¤¯¤Þ¤â¤È¤±¤ó) Kumamoto Prefecture

1ÔÂ4ÈÕ (¤¤¤Á¤¬¤Ä¤è¤Ã¤«) Jan. 4

Ô­„t¤È¤·¤Æ (¤²¤ó¤½¤¯¤È¤·¤Æ) in principle

ÕJ¤á¤Æ (¤ß¤È¤á¤Æ) allow

º£ÍâÆó˜I (¤«¤¤¤¬¤¤¤­¤®¤ç¤¦) foreign firm

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ÑuÔì (¤»¤¤¤¾¤¦) production

Øœ‰Ó (¤Ï¤ó¤Ð¤¤) sales

½â½û (¤«¤¤¤­¤ó) lift a ban

°k±í (¤Ï¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦) announce

¹úÄÚ (¤³¤¯¤Ê¤¤) domestic

®¤Ê¤ê (¤³¤È¤Ê¤ê) different from

ÀûÓà (¤ê¤è¤¦) use

Œ¤· (¤¿¤¤¤·) against, for

ÙMÓÃØ“µ£ (¤Ò¤è¤¦¤Õ¤¿¤ó) burden of expense

Çó¤á¤ë (¤â¤È¤á¤ë) demand

ß\Óà (¤¦¤ó¤è¤¦) operation

ʼ¤á¤ë (¤Ï¤¸¤á¤ë) begin

ŽÚ¸æ´úÀíµê (¤³¤¦¤³¤¯¤À¤¤¤ê¤Æ¤ó) ad agency

ßBЯ (¤ì¤ó¤±¤¤) cooperation

¹ú¤´¤È (¤¯¤Ë¤´¤È) each country

ÉêÕˆ (¤·¤ó¤»¤¤) application

Êܤ±¸¶¤±¤ë (¤¦¤±¤Ä¤±¤ë) accept

ÊÀ½çÖÐ (¤»¤«¤¤¤¸¤å¤¦) all over the world

ÕJÖª¶È (¤Ë¤ó¤Á¤É) recognition

ŽÚ¤² (¤Ò¤í¤²) expand

ÔLÈÕÍâ¹úÈË¿Í (¤Û¤¦¤Ë¤Á¤¬¤¤¤³¤¯¤¸¤ó£© foreign tourists visiting Japan

‰ˆ¼Ó (¤¾¤¦¤«) increase

¾Ñ¤¤ (¤Í¤é¤¤) aim

Ö÷È˹« (¤·¤å¤¸¤ó¤³¤¦) main character

ÖÆ×÷ (¤»¤¤¤µ¤¯) produce

¹úÄÚÍâ (¤³¤¯¤Ê¤¤¤¬¤¤) domestically and abroad

ÅäÐÅ (¤Ï¤¤¤·¤ó) distribute

·½á˜ (¤Û¤¦¤·¤ó) policy

¹«±í (¤³¤¦¤Ò¤ç¤¦) announce

2019Äê (¤Ë¤»¤ó¤¸¤å¤¦¤­¤å¤¦¤Í¤ó) year 2019

·ÅËÍé_ʼ (¤Û¤¦¤½¤¦¤«¤¤¤·) begin broadcasting

Ŀָ¤· (¤á¤¶¤·) aim

¼ª±¾Åd˜I (¤è¤·¤â¤È¤³¤¦¤®¤ç¤¦) (entertainment management company) Yoshimoto Kogyo

²Î»­ (¤µ¤ó¤«¤¯) participate

Ñu×÷ί†T»á (¤»¤¤¤µ¤¯¤¤¤¤¤ó¤«¤¤) production committee

Á¢¤ÁÉϤ²¤ë (¤¿¤Á¤¢¤²¤ë) launch

ýÌå (¤Ð¤¤¤¿¤¤) medium

䶨 (¤ß¤Æ¤¤) undecided

Quick questions

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Translation

Kumamoto Prefecture announced Jan. 4 that it will lift a ban that in principle prohibits overseas companies from making and selling products using the official prefectural mascot, Kumamon. Unlike with domestic use, the prefecture will charge a fee to companies who use Kumamon. The policy takes effect on Jan. 8.

According to the prefecture, it will coordinate with ad companies to accept applications from each country. It aims to raise global recognition of Kumamon and increase the number of inbound foreign tourists visiting the prefecture.

The prefecture also announced it will create anime starring Kumamon and distribute it domestically and overseas. It will launch a production committee with members including Yoshimoto Kogyo and aims to begin airing in 2019. The broadcasting medium has yet to be decided.

Answers

1) What will Kumamoto Prefecture demand when foreign companies uses Kumamon?

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To pay for expenses.

2) What is Kumamoto Prefecture¡¯s aim?

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To raise global recognition of Kumamon and increase the number of foreign tourists.

3) What else did Kumamoto Prefecture announce?

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The production of anime featuring Kumamon.