Spinning top made by Japanese firm wins world championship

A spinning top (L), made by a company in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, wins a world spinning top battle championship held in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 15, 2015. A total of 18 teams from Japan and 11 from the rest of the world participated in the third annual tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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