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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

OITA, Japan - Residents of the old Japanese village of Nakatsue cheer for Cameroon's World Cup soccer team in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on June 14, 2010. They are rooting for Cameroon even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals.

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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

OITA, Japan - Children in the old Japanese village of Nakatsue cheer for Cameroon's World Cup soccer team together with students from the African country in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on June 14, 2010. The children are rooting for Cameroon even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals.

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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

OITA, Japan - Children in the old Japanese village of Nakatsue cheer for Cameroon's World Cup soccer team together with students from the African country in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on June 14, 2010. The children are rooting for Cameroon even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals.

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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Yasumu Sakamoto, a former mayor of the defunct Japanese village of Nakatsue, shows off a national flag of Cameroon in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 13, 2010. Sakamoto is rooting for the African country even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals.

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Nakatsue villagers pep up Cameroon

OITA, Japan - People from Nakatsue Village, which hosted the camping site for Cameroon during the FIFA World Cup 2002, pep up the ''Indomitable Lions'' before the kickoff of their Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Japan at Oita Stadium Big Eye on Nov. 19.

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(1)Supporters in Shizuoka

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Cameroon supporters in the village of Nakatsue in Oita, southwestern Japan, pose at JR Aino Station on June 11 before heading for Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa for a match between Cameroon and Germany in group E of the World Cup finals. Cameroon held its training camp in Nakatsue. (World Cup 2002)

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Nakatsue villagers cheer Cameroon squad

NAKATSUE, Japan - People in the village hall of Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan on June 1 celebrate Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma's goal in a televised match against Ireland at Niigata Stadium Big Swan. The Cameroon team had been training in the village for the World Cup finals. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)Cameroon soccer team leaves training camp for Niigata

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma shakes hands with a villager in Nakatue in Oita Prefecture on May 31 as Cameroon soccer team players leave the village for Niigata after holding a week-long training camp there. Cameroon will play their opening game with Ireland in the first round of the World Cup finals on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

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(2)Cameroon soccer team leaves Nakatue for Niigata

NAKATSUE, Japan - Residents of the village of Nakatue in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, see off Cameroon soccer players as they leave the village May 31 after holding a week-long training camp there. Cameroon will play their opening game against Ireland in the first round of the World Cup finals on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

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Cameroon's Mboma dances with children

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon forward Patrick Mboma enjoys dancing with children in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture, during a cheering-on gathering for Cameroon on May 29, two days before the opening of the World Cup finals. (World Cup 2002)

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(2)Cameroon hold practice match with local students

NAKATSUE, Japan - Children cheer Cameroon soccer players and wave the country's flag during their practice match May 27 with local high school students in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)Cameroon hold practice match with local students

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon soccer players pose with local high school students prior to their practice match May 27 in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture. (2002 World Cup)

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Cameroon's Mboma meets press

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon forward Patrick Mboma speaks May 27 about the coming World Cup soccer finals and training camp in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)Cameroon's World Cup team arrives in Kyushu village

NAKATSUE, Japan - Enthusiastic residents of Nakatsue, a village in Oita Prefecture, greet Cameroon's World Cup soccer team in the early hours of May 24. The team arrived five days later than scheduled in the village where they will do part of their training for the World Cup.

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(2)Cameroon's World Cup team arrives in Kyushu village

NAKATSUE, Japan - Patrick Mboma (C) of Cameroon's World Cup team smiles at the warm welcome the team received on arriving at Nakatsue village in Oita Prefecture in the early hours of May 24 although they came to the village five days later than scheduled. Cameroon will do part of its training in Nakatsue for the World Cup, which begins May 31.

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Cameroon soccer team finally leaves Paris for Japan

NAKATSUE, Japan - Two residents of the village of Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture, smile May 22 on hearing the news that the Cameroon soccer team has finally left Paris for Japan. The team was initially due to arrive in Nakatsue on May 19 to train there for the World Cup finals but was delayed in Paris.

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Village puzzled by Cameroon team's delayed arrival

NAKATSUE, Japan - Yuichiro Takehara, a senior official of the village of Nakatsue in Oita Prefecture where the Cameroon soccer team is scheduled to hold a training camp for the World Cup finals, is faced with crowds of reporters at a press conference in the village on May 21. Villagers in the small community in southwestern Japan are puzzled that the Cameroon players, originally scheduled to arrive in the village on May 19, have not yet come.

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Oita eatery offers 'Cameroon Obento' ahead of World Cup

OITA, Japan - A restaurant at a gold mine museum in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture, has started to offer lunches associated with the Cameroon national team before it starts training in the southwestern Japan town on May 19 for the World Cup soccer finals. ''Cameroon Obento'' is based on Japanese ''obento'' box lunches, with the rice colored with the national colors of Cameroon -- yellow with egg, red with beefsteak plant and green with seaweed.

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Oita eatery offers 'Cameroon Obento' ahead of World Cup

OITA, Japan - A restaurant at a gold mine museum in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture, has started to offer lunches associated with the Cameroon national team before it starts training in the southwestern Japan town on May 19 for the World Cup soccer finals. ''Cameroon Obento'' is based on Japanese ''obento'' box lunches, with the rice colored with the national colors of Cameroon -- yellow with egg, red with beefsteak plant and green with seaweed.

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Village puzzled by Cameroon team's delayed arrival

NAKATSUE, Japan - Yuichiro Takehara, a senior official of the village of Nakatsue in Oita Prefecture where the Cameroon soccer team is scheduled to hold a training camp for the World Cup finals, is faced with crowds of reporters at a press conference in the village on May 21. Villagers in the small community in southwestern Japan are puzzled that the Cameroon players, originally scheduled to arrive in the village on May 19, have not yet come.

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Nakatsue villagers cheer Cameroon squad

NAKATSUE, Japan - People in the village hall of Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan on June 1 celebrate Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma's goal in a televised match against Ireland at Niigata Stadium Big Swan. The Cameroon team had been training in the village for the World Cup finals. (World Cup 2002)

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Cameroon's Mboma meets press

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon forward Patrick Mboma speaks May 27 about the coming World Cup soccer finals and training camp in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture. (2002 World Cup)

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Cameroon's Mboma dances with children

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon forward Patrick Mboma enjoys dancing with children in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture, during a cheering-on gathering for Cameroon on May 29, two days before the opening of the World Cup finals. (World Cup 2002)

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Cameroon soccer team finally leaves Paris for Japan

NAKATSUE, Japan - Two residents of the village of Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture, smile May 22 on hearing the news that the Cameroon soccer team has finally left Paris for Japan. The team was initially due to arrive in Nakatsue on May 19 to train there for the World Cup finals but was delayed in Paris.

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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

OITA, Japan - Children in the old Japanese village of Nakatsue cheer for Cameroon's World Cup soccer team together with students from the African country in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on June 14, 2010. The children are rooting for Cameroon even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals. (Kyodo)

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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Yasumu Sakamoto, a former mayor of the defunct Japanese village of Nakatsue, shows off a national flag of Cameroon in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 13, 2010. Sakamoto is rooting for the African country even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals. (Kyodo)

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Japanese supporters of Cameroon

OITA, Japan - Residents of the old Japanese village of Nakatsue cheer for Cameroon's World Cup soccer team in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on June 14, 2010. They are rooting for Cameroon even against Japan as friendships with Cameroonians have continued after the western Japan village hosted Cameroon's camp in the 2002 World Cup finals. (Kyodo)

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(2)Cameroon's World Cup team arrives in Kyushu village

NAKATSUE, Japan - Patrick Mboma (C) of Cameroon's World Cup team smiles at the warm welcome the team received on arriving at Nakatsue village in Oita Prefecture in the early hours of May 24 although they came to the village five days later than scheduled. Cameroon will do part of its training in Nakatsue for the World Cup, which begins May 31.

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(2)Cameroon soccer team leaves Nakatue for Niigata

NAKATSUE, Japan - Residents of the village of Nakatue in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, see off Cameroon soccer players as they leave the village May 31 after holding a week-long training camp there. Cameroon will play their opening game against Ireland in the first round of the World Cup finals on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

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(2)Cameroon hold practice match with local students

NAKATSUE, Japan - Children cheer Cameroon soccer players and wave the country's flag during their practice match May 27 with local high school students in Nakatsue, Oita Prefecture. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)Cameroon's World Cup team arrives in Kyushu village

NAKATSUE, Japan - Enthusiastic residents of Nakatsue, a village in Oita Prefecture, greet Cameroon's World Cup soccer team in the early hours of May 24. The team arrived five days later than scheduled in the village where they will do part of their training for the World Cup.

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(1)Cameroon soccer team leaves training camp for Niigata

NAKATSUE, Japan - Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma shakes hands with a villager in Nakatue in Oita Prefecture on May 31 as Cameroon soccer team players leave the village for Niigata after holding a week-long training camp there. Cameroon will play their opening game with Ireland in the first round of the World Cup finals on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

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Nakatsue villagers pep up Cameroon

OITA, Japan - People from Nakatsue Village, which hosted the camping site for Cameroon during the FIFA World Cup 2002, pep up the ''Indomitable Lions'' before the kickoff of their Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Japan at Oita Stadium Big Eye on Nov. 19. (Kyodo)