Dolls reflecting events in 2005 unveiled

Dolls reflecting events in 2005 unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo doll maker Nov. 17 unveils a pair of dolls (bottom, R) based on the Nov. 15 wedding of Princess Sayako and another pair (bottom, L) depicting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who won a landslide victory in the Sept. 11 general election. The dolls will go on public display Jan. 7-March 3, 2005.

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