Do you know the brand name, Imabari, which is also the name of the city near my home town. Imabari City is well known as the city of towels and a number of citizens are involved in the production of the towels. Recently an incident made this city more popular as follows: when the towel companies tried to open their shops in China on a conjoined basis, the trademark of the Imabari brand was already registered in China. The towels under the false Imabari brand were naturally far from the genuine ones. Imabari City officially accused the false company of fraudulent use of their trademark, but China didn't listen. This incident was carved in the Japanese mind as one of the symbols of China.
My family had a guest today and showed him the Towel Museum in Imabari City. Towels were actually being weaved in the museum and the visitors could see how the towels were made. In the exhibition hall, the Moomins were featured. There were lots of towels and I'll show you some of them. Do the Chinese know such beautiful artwork produced from a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin.
(Vocabulary)
on a conjoined basis 共同で
conjoin…を結合させる, 連合させる
be conjoined with sth ＜…＞と結合している
fraudulent use 盗用
fraudulent 詐欺（行為）の, 不正の
The Moomins
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