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Dancing Peko-chan robot at Fujiya museum

TOKYO, Japan - A high-tech ''Peko-chan'' robot answers a girl's questions at a special museum of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 1, 2010.

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Peko-chan station master

OSAKA, Japan - Peko-chan (C), a mascot of confectionery maker Fujiya Co., sees off a train as a specially designated station master beside her boyfriend Poko-chan (L) at the Osaka-Uehommachi Station of Kintetsu Corp. in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The companies organized the event as both are marking their centenary this year.

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Peko-chan dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peko-chan mascot dolls -- (From L) a model from the 1950s (L), the newest version with a talking feature (C) and a present model -- being displayed at a Fujiya Co. store in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. The confectionery maker began introducing talking Peko-chan dolls, with an updated look, at some of its storefronts as part of its celebration to mark the centennial of the establishment of the company.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors.

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Children look at mascot dolls of ''Peko-chan'' that are displayed at a temporary museum confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year.

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - ''Peko-chan'' mascot dolls are displayed at a temporary museum that confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - ''Peko-chan'' mascot dolls are displayed at a temporary museum that confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Children look at mascot dolls of ''Peko-chan'' that are displayed at a temporary museum confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year. (Kyodo)

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Peko-chan station master

OSAKA, Japan - Peko-chan (C), a mascot of confectionery maker Fujiya Co., sees off a train as a specially designated station master beside her boyfriend Poko-chan (L) at the Osaka-Uehommachi Station of Kintetsu Corp. in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The companies organized the event as both are marking their centenary this year. (Kyodo)

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Peko-chan dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peko-chan mascot dolls -- (From L) a model from the 1950s (L), the newest version with a talking feature (C) and a present model -- being displayed at a Fujiya Co. store in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. The confectionery maker began introducing talking Peko-chan dolls, with an updated look, at some of its storefronts as part of its celebration to mark the centennial of the establishment of the company. (Kyodo)

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Dancing Peko-chan robot at Fujiya museum

TOKYO, Japan - A high-tech ''Peko-chan'' robot answers a girl's questions at a special museum of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 1, 2010. (Kyodo)