Floor-sweeping competition held at school in western Japan

Floor-sweeping competition held at school in western Japan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Competitors clean the floor of a 109-meter corridor with wet rags in the "Z-1 Grand Prix" held at the now closed Uwa Elementary School in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2014.

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