Koizumi breaks ground for Aichi Expo 2005

NAGOYA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from R) breaks the ground at a ceremony at Aichi Prefecture park in the town of Nagakute on Oct. 17 to kick off the construction of sites for the Aichi Expo 2005. The expo, which will focus on development and environmental protection, will be held from March 25-Sept. 25, 2005 as the first world expo in the 21st century.

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