1st Japanese winner of world hot air balloon race

1st Japanese winner of world hot air balloon race

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yudai Fujita, the first Japanese winner of the World Hot Air Balloon World Championship, speaks in an interview on Oct. 3, 2014. He won the event held in Sao Paul, Brazil, last July.

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