Japanese town gets Covid grant and builds a giant squid statue

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A Japanese town has used a Covid relief fund to build a giant statue of a squid.

Officials in Noto, a port town, told local media they built the 13 metre statue – for a cool £164,700 – as part of a plan to lure tourists back after the pandemic. Because what holiday maker wouldn’t get on a long-haul flight to look at a squid?

 

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Lol Japan saeminh

RalphGarman ThatKevinSmith Another entry into the 'WTF Japan' section of the next Hollywood Babble-On 😂

Only in Japan 🤣

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