(1)Man bids to be 1st Japanese to cross Pacific in hot-air balloon

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Michio Kanda (R) poses with Naoki Ishikawa (L) in the city of Tochigi on Jan. 27 before beginning his bid to become the first Japanese to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. Kanda, 54, an official of the town government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, plans to make the 8,000- to 9,000-kilometer trip to North America in about 60 hours.

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• ILEA001100988

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• 2004/1/27 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2004 Kyodo News

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