seth doane reports from osaka, japan. >> reporter: call it a japanese kitchen magic. green goop is transformed into a head of lettuce. a tempting tray of sushi won't lose its appeal for years. and this mackerel has never seen a grill. where do you see fake food in japan? >> i see it in department stores, shopping malls, in underground shopping areas, in touristy places such as this. you see it everywhere. >> reporter: ohio native justice hannas showed us around his adopted city osaka. known as japan's food capital, fake or sample food abounds here. fake food overcomes a language barrier? >> exactly. >> reporter: you point to it and say this is what i want. >> exactly. that's how it's been in this country for 78 years. >> reporter: across japan, realistic looking food displays are used by restaurants to demonstrate portion size, and are laid out to try to lure customers. >> it's really an advertising tool. >> reporter: he sells plastic food via his website and claims if you can cook it, they can make a replica that looks good enough to eat, thanks to his manufacturer,

at his osaka workshop we found a spread of treats, all completely inedible, of course.rkable craftsmanship, though. which he first learned from his dad. >> my father said before you eat something, observe it, he remembered. study its color, patterns then you can dig in. making it look just right takes a lot of trial and error. it turns out panko looks best if it's made from polly vinyl chloride. or soba soup booth from urethane. kiwi seeds can be created by permanent marker, getting beef to the perfect temperature more airbrush than oven. he told us it can take ten years to master this. that made me feel better with my attempt at shrimp tempura. >> it looks a little sad. >> each piece is handcrafted, sort of artisinan plastic. machines can't make the look real. >> how expensive is plastic food? >> anywhere from $70 up. if you leave it outside it should last for at least seven years in all weather conditions. seven years, not going to budge. >> he says souvenirs from key chains to magnets make up most of his business. but buying fake food is not just for the casual colle

seth doane reports from osaka, japan. >> reporter: call it a japanese kitchen magic. green goop is transformed into a head of lettuce. a tempting tray of sushi won't lose its appeal for years. and this mackerel has never seen a grill. whererdo you see fake food in japan? >> i see it in department stores, shopping malls, in underground shopping areas, in touristy places such as this. you see it everywhere. >> reporter: ohio native justice hannas showed us around his adopted cici osaka. known as japan's food capital, fake or sample food abounds here. you point to it and say this is what i want? >> exactly. that's how it's been in this country for 78 years. >> reporter: across japan, realistic looking food displays are used by restaurants to demonstratatportion size, and are laid out to try to lure customers. >> it's really an advertising tool. >> reporter: he sells plastic food via his website and claim it is you can cook it, they can make a replica that looks good enough to eat, thanks to his manufacturer, 60-year-oldld artisan fumio marino. why has this taken root her

regional party won sunday's gubernatorial and may i don't recall elections in the western city of osaka. the incumbent governor matsui won a second term. his main rival was recommended by the liberal democratic party and was backed by the democratic and japanese communist parties. the mayor was elected for the first time. he will succeed outgoing mayor. he's thought to have maiained good relationsith the administration of prime minister abe. >>> japanese automaker honda says it will start delivering its first aircraft to customers possibly when this year. the jet completed flight tests and is soon expected to obtain certification from the u.s. federal aviation administration. the seven-seat jet has drawn mu attention for its unique design that has the engines mounted above the wings. honda says the aircraft is the fastest and most fuel efficient in its class. it says the function and reliability test took more than 3,000 hours. the company said it received more than 100 orders from western firms and wealthy individuals. itet an initial sales targets at about 100 jets a year. another jap

seth doane reports from osaka, japan. >> reporter: call it a japanese kitchen magic. green goop is transformed into a head of lettuce. a tempting tray of sushi won't lose its appeal for years. and this mackerel has never seen a grill. where do you see fake food in japan? >> i see it in department stores, shopping malls, in underground shopping areas, in touristy places such as this. you see it everywhere. >> reporter: ohio native justice hannas showed us around his adopted city osaka. here. fake food overcomes a language barrier? >> exactly. >> reporter: you point to it and say this is what i want. >> exactly. that's how it's been in this country for 78 years. >> reporter: across japan, realistic looking food displays are used by restaurants to demonstrate portion size, and are laid out to try to lure customers. >> it's really an advertising tool. >> reporter: he sells plastic food via his website and claims if you can cook it, they can make a replica that looks good enough to eat, thanks to his manufacturer, 60-year-old artisan fumio marino. why has this fake food ta

he's also a past silver medalists at the osaka chamber competition, performed with every major conductor including andrew burnstine. here is andrew mark performing that's all for this addition of "asian focus." if you have any story ideas or guests you'd like to refer me to send me an e-mail at msit at whdh.com. thanks for joining us, i'm mary sit and i'll see you

h h your faithful tasting one of chef takashi's specialties, one he grew up eating in his hometown osaka, japan. >> this is large entess tin. and you like this. >> this is my favorite. >> after few minutes ever grilling. >> tastes like crispy bacon. >> very chewy. in the end we do have the ability to change what we like to eat. as is so m mh in life, it's a >> osgood: next, last call. [ horn honks melody ] well, well. if it isn't the belle of the ball. gentlemen. you look well. what's new, flo? well, a name your price tool wentissing last week. nana your what, now? it gives you coverage options sed on your budget. i just hope whoever stole it knows that it only works at progressive.com. so, you can't use it to just buy stuff? no. i'm sorry, gustav. we he to go back to the pet store. [ gustav squawks ] ] he's gonna meet us there. the name your price tool. still only at progressive.com. terry bradshaw? what a surprise! you know what else is a surprise? shingles. and how it can hit you out of nowhere. i know. i had itit c'mon let's sit down and talk about it. and did you know that one in th

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