'Gundam' statue in Japan's Shizuoka

'Gundam' statue in Japan's Shizuoka

SHIZUOKA, Japan - People admire a ''life-size'' statue of Gundam, a fictitious combat robot in the Japanese sci-fi animation series, near JR Higashi-Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, on July 23, 2010. The local community expects the creation featuring the popular anime robot will draw many tourists during an event through March 2011. (Kyodo)

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