(2)World Expo pavilions in Aichi handed over to participants

NAGAKUTE, Japan - French Commissioner General Bernard Testu (R), head of the steering committee representing the 122 countries and six international organizations participating in the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, receives the pavilion key from Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., on Sept. 14. Newly completed pavilions for the World Exposition were handed over to the participating countries and international organizations at a ceremony held in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture.

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