Toy exhibition featuring plastic models for teens opens in central Japan

A major toy exhibition featuring new plastic models to entice more young children and teenagers opened Wednesday in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan.The organizer, Shizuoka Model & Educational Material Cooperative Association, invited 5,200 elementary, junior high and high school students in its first attempt to attract younger people.The hobby fan base has been gradually aging, with more than 70 percent of visitors to the Shizuoka Hobby Show last year ranging from their 30s to 50s, according to the organizer.Major plastic model maker Aoshima Bunka Kyozai Co. introduced paint and glue-fr…READ FULL ARTICLE