Saitama man departs Japan to cross Pacific on hot-air balloon

Saitama man departs Japan to cross Pacific on hot-air balloon

SAITAMA, Japan - Michio Kanda, 58, an official of the government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, departed Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 31 to cross the Pacific solo in a hot-air balloon.

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