N. Young, Will.i.am in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - CHANGING WORDINGS IN 2ND, 3RD SENTENCES Veteran rocker Neil Young (L) speaks during an event at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. Young and Will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas (R front), a popular hip hop group, expressed their desire to support a public-private partnership led by the U.S. and the Japanese governments to aid reconstruction of areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The initiative named ''Tomodachi'' (friends) was forged to support companies and people affected by the disaster through cultural exchange and other events in cooperation with private firms. (Kyodo)

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