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500-day countdown to 21st century celebrated in Tokyo

500-day countdown to 21st century celebrated in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - In an event to celebrate the 500 days left before the start of the 21st century on Jan. 1, 2000, two young women from Tottori Prefecture hand out pears to bypassers on a busy street in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Aug. 20. The event was sponsored by Tottori Prefecture, reputed for its specialty -- the ''20th Century'' pears.

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500-day countdown to 21st century celebrated in Tokyo

500-day countdown to 21st century celebrated in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - In an event to celebrate the 500 days left before the start of the 21st century on Jan. 1, 2000, two young women from Tottori Prefecture hand out pears to bypassers on a busy street in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Aug. 20. The event was sponsored by Tottori Prefecture, reputed for its specialty -- the ''20th Century'' pears.

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