Sailboarder reaches Pusan

Sailboarder reaches Pusan

Mie Tajima, a 29-year-old Japanese woman, arrives at the southern South Korean port of Pusan on July 23 after crossing the Korean Strait from the southwestern Japan island of Tsushima aboard a sailboard to mark the co-hosting of succer's World Cup finals by Japan and South Korea in 2002. Two other Japanese also arrived in Pusan after completing a 50-kilometer trip with Tajima.

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