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Farmers' group promotes pumpkins grown from space seeds

CHIBA, Japan - Mamoru Hayashi (L), leader of a citizens' group in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, promoting pumpkins grown from seeds brought to and back from space, poses with the owner of a local Japanese confectionary shop in the Tokyo suburb on Oct. 17, 2014. The shop sells "dorayaki" that uses the "space pumpkins" as the filling sandwiched between sweet Japanese pancakes.

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Doraemon becomes Japan's anime ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Doraemon (R), Japan's famous cartoon robotic cat, becomes the nation's first ''anime ambassador'' on March 19. Doraemon received his official assignment certificate -- along with dozens of his favorite ''dorayaki'' red bean pancakes -- from Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura.

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Doraemon becomes Japan's anime ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Doraemon (R), Japan's famous cartoon robotic cat, becomes the nation's first ''anime ambassador'' on March 19. Doraemon received his official assignment certificate -- along with dozens of his favorite ''dorayaki'' red bean pancakes -- from Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura. (Kyodo)