Obama, Kitajima featured in decorative battledores

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. president-elect Barack Obama (L, front) and Japanese Beijing Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima (R, front) are among the well-known figures featured on this year's unique ''Kawari Hagoita,'' a traditional Japanese battledore popular as decoration during New Year's.

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