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Japan-S. Korea festival in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Festival lanterns from Akita Prefecture light up the night in Seoul as the ''Kanto Matsuri,'' a traditional local festival in the prefecture, was conducted on the last day of the ''Nikkan Koryu Omatsuri'' (Japan-South Korean Exchange Festival) in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Icebreaker Shirase honors explorer

AKITA, Japan - Japan's new icebreaker Shirase makes a port call in Akita, the hometown of 1st Lt. Nobu Shirase, the explorer who led Japan's first Antarctic expedition 100 years ago and after whom it is named, on Sept. 10, 2010. A performance of the local ''Kanto Matsuri'' lantern festival was given at the port.

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Icebreaker Shirase honors explorer

AKITA, Japan - Japan's new icebreaker Shirase makes a port call in Akita, the hometown of 1st Lt. Nobu Shirase, the explorer who led Japan's first Antarctic expedition 100 years ago and after whom it is named, on Sept. 10, 2010. A performance of the local ''Kanto Matsuri'' lantern festival was given at the port. (Kyodo)

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Japan-S. Korea festival in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Festival lanterns from Akita Prefecture light up the night in Seoul as the ''Kanto Matsuri,'' a traditional local festival in the prefecture, was conducted on the last day of the ''Nikkan Koryu Omatsuri'' (Japan-South Korean Exchange Festival) in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)