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Balloonists practice Nov. 4 to prepare for the five-day 1998 Saga International Balloon Fest, opening Nov. 19 on the riverbank of Kase River in Saga, southwestern Japan. Some 800,000 spectators are expected to attend the championship, which will involve 101 balloons from 13 countries. The annual event started in 1980. ==Kyodo

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