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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
évßBÉÌÆ· (¤«¤ó¤ì¤ó¤·¤ç¤¦¤Ò¤ó) related goods
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.
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