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Saitama man departs Japan to cross Pacific on hot-air balloon

TOCHIGI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 31 shows a hot-air balloon in which Michio Kanda, 58, an official of the government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, starts crossing the Pacific solo from Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, the same day.

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Saitama man departs Japan to cross Pacific on hot-air balloon

SAITAMA, Japan - Michio Kanda, 58, an official of the government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, departed Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 31 to cross the Pacific solo in a hot-air balloon.

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(1)Man bids to be 1st Japanese to cross Pacific in hot-air balloon

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Michio Kanda (R) poses with Naoki Ishikawa (L) in the city of Tochigi on Jan. 27 before beginning his bid to become the first Japanese to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. Kanda, 54, an official of the town government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, plans to make the 8,000- to 9,000-kilometer trip to North America in about 60 hours.

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(2) Man bids to be 1st Japanese to cross Pacific in hot-air balloon

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Michio Kanda, accompanied by Naoki Ishikawa, sets off from the town of Tochigi on Jan. 27 to begin his bid to become the first Japanese to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. ''I want to show the importance of having a dream,'' Kanda told reporters before boarding the Amanogawa (Milky Way) 2, which is 36 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 26 meters.

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One of world's largest hot-air balloons unveiled in Japan

TOCHIGI, Japan - A hot-air balloon made by Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda, which he calls one of the world's largest hot-air balloons, is unveiled Jan. 12 at a riverbed in Tochigi Prefecture. Kanda, a world-record holder in flight duration and distance in several categories of hot-air balloon, will try next month to become the first Japanese ever to complete a trans-Pacific flight with the balloon.

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Saitama man departs Japan to cross Pacific on hot-air balloon

TOCHIGI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 31 shows a hot-air balloon in which Michio Kanda, 58, an official of the government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, starts crossing the Pacific solo from Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, the same day. (Kyodo)

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Saitama man departs Japan to cross Pacific on hot-air balloon

SAITAMA, Japan - Michio Kanda, 58, an official of the government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, departed Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Jan. 31 to cross the Pacific solo in a hot-air balloon. (Kyodo)

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(1)Man bids to be 1st Japanese to cross Pacific in hot-air ballo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Michio Kanda (R) poses with Naoki Ishikawa (L) in the city of Tochigi on Jan. 27 before beginning his bid to become the first Japanese to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. Kanda, 54, an official of the town government of Kawajima, Saitama Prefecture, plans to make the 8,000- to 9,000-kilometer trip to North America in about 60 hours. (Kyodo)

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(2) Man bids to be 1st Japanese to cross Pacific in hot-air ball

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Michio Kanda, accompanied by Naoki Ishikawa, sets off from the town of Tochigi on Jan. 27 to begin his bid to become the first Japanese to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. ''I want to show the importance of having a dream,'' Kanda told reporters before boarding the Amanogawa (Milky Way) 2, which is 36 meters high and has a maximum diameter of 26 meters. (Kyodo)

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One of world's largest hot-air balloons unveiled in Japan

TOCHIGI, Japan - A hot-air balloon made by Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda, which he calls one of the world's largest hot-air balloons, is unveiled Jan. 12 at a riverbed in Tochigi Prefecture. Kanda, a world-record holder in flight duration and distance in several categories of hot-air balloon, will try next month to become the first Japanese ever to complete a trans-Pacific flight with the balloon. (Kyodo)