Aya Matsuura

Pop singer Aya Matsuura promotes sweets

Monday 24th March, 06:00 AM JST

HYOGO —

Pop singer Aya Matsuura, 21, has been named “Promotional Director” for the 25th National Confectionery Exposition to be held in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, from April 18. The event will feature exhibitions of approximately 7,000 confectionery items. Matsuura, who was born and raised in Himeji, said, “I love sweets and look forward to the exhibition. I like Japanese confectionery most because they are sweet but low in calories.”

Marking her appointment as director, Matsuura was feted with a cake featuring the images of three ancient beauties—Egyptian queen Cleopatra, Chinese princess consort Yang Guifei and Japanese poet Onono Komachi.

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5 Comments

rjd_jr at 01:21 PM JST - 24th March

Good for her!
Wejjie at 01:43 PM JST - 24th March

Is she promoting Ehime (Prefecture) sweets in Himeji (Hyogo Prefecture), or did someone slip up in the editing department?
romulus3 at 01:48 PM JST - 24th March

she will promote them until they are discovered falsifying expiry dates.
Hughgarse at 02:28 PM JST - 24th March

seriously.. why the peace sign?
sukebeoyagi at 03:51 PM JST - 25th March

her fingers are stuck like that from all that sticky gunk she's been eating..