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Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Osaka sports university student Hidetoshi Minami (C) celebrates after winning the annual ''luckiest man'' race at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Some 6,000 men took part in the annual race.

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Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Osaka sports university student Hidetoshi Minami (C, green top) sprints on his way to winning the ''luckiest man'' award in a 230-meter race from the main gate to the main building of Nishinomiya Shrine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Some 6,000 men took part in the annual race.

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Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Osaka sports university student Hidetoshi Minami (C, green top) sprints on his way to winning the ''luckiest man'' award in a 230-meter race from the main gate to the main building of Nishinomiya Shrine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Some 6,000 men took part in the annual race. (Kyodo)

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Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Osaka sports university student Hidetoshi Minami (C) celebrates after winning the annual ''luckiest man'' race at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Some 6,000 men took part in the annual race. (Kyodo)