Prime Minister Mori waters flowers at Japan Flora 2000

AWAJISHIMA ISLAND, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori waters flowers at an ongoing international flower exhibition on Awajishima Island in the Inland Sea off Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Mori on May 21 visited Japan Flora 2000, a six-month exhibition of 1.5 million flowers from 60 countries that opened March 18.

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