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AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

WASHINGTON, United States - (From R to L) Aki Takajo, Sae Miyazawa and Rina Hirata, members of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, visit Thompson Elementary School in Washington on March 26, 2012, to introduce Japanese culture and convey the Japanese people's gratitude for U.S. support following the March 11 disaster last year.

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

WASHINGTON, United States - Aki Takajo (C), a member of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, spends time with children at Thompson Elementary School in Washington on March 26, 2012. Takajo and two other group members visited the school to introduce Japanese culture and convey the Japanese people's gratitude for U.S. support following the March 11 disaster last year.

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

WASHINGTON, United States - Aki Takajo (C), a member of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, spends time with children at Thompson Elementary School in Washington on March 26, 2012. Takajo and two other group members visited the school to introduce Japanese culture and convey the Japanese people's gratitude for U.S. support following the March 11 disaster last year. (Kyodo)

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

AKB48 members visit U.S. elementary school

WASHINGTON, United States - (From R to L) Aki Takajo, Sae Miyazawa and Rina Hirata, members of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, visit Thompson Elementary School in Washington on March 26, 2012, to introduce Japanese culture and convey the Japanese people's gratitude for U.S. support following the March 11 disaster last year. (Kyodo)