Shimane farmer roots for ski jumper Takanashi with 'unbeatable' pear

MATSUE, Japan - A farmer in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, shows a gigantic pear printed with the words "Takanashi the unbeatable!" in support of Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi competing at the Sochi Winter Olympics. The Chinese character for "nashi" in her surname is the same word for the pear in Japanese. The pear is on display until the end of the Games on Feb. 23, 2014.

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• 2014/2/10 00:00:00

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