'Ai-chan' returns to Japan

'Ai-chan' returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Teen phenom Ai Fukuhara, who reached the women's quarterfinals in the recently concluded World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, speaks at a news conference at Narita airport on May 27 after returning to Japan. The 14-year-old popularly known as ''Ai-chan'' became the youngest-ever member of the Japanese national team to appear at a world championships.

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