World Cosplayers Pay Courtesy Visit as Nagoya Summit Opens July 31

Japanese anime merchandise is enjoying a surge in popularity in China, where adults who grew up watching Japanese animation are increasingly spending on Gundam plastic models, Mini 4WD cars, figures and other character goods, helping fuel a rapidly expanding market known as the "goods economy."

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Cosplayers representing 10 countries and regions visited Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura and Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa on July 29 ahead of the World Cosplay Summit, one of the world's largest cosplay events, which opens in Nagoya on July 31.

An 88-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman based in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest professional singing duo.