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Japan braces for 1st total eclipse in 46 yrs

Japan braces for 1st total eclipse in 46 yrs

TOSHIMA, Japan - A child hangs a number of ''teruteru bozu'' paper dolls praying for fine weather following a practice in Japan on Akuseki Island south of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on July 19, three days before the first total solar eclipse in 46 years that can be seen from Japanese territory.

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Guinness record eyed for No. of talisman dolls hung for good weather

Guinness record eyed for No. of talisman dolls hung for good weather

Students at Takase Junior High School in Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, work on Oct. 23, 2015, to hang 11,744 "teruteru bozu" cloth dolls used as talismans praying for fine weather in a bid for registration as a Guinness world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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More than 11,700 talisman cloth dolls hung for Guinness record

More than 11,700 talisman cloth dolls hung for Guinness record

More than 11,700 "teruteru bozu" cloth dolls are hung in the yard of Takase Junior High School in Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 23, 2015, in a bid for registration as a Guinness world record. Japanese children make such dolls as talismans to pray for fine weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan braces for 1st total eclipse in 46 yrs

Japan braces for 1st total eclipse in 46 yrs

TOSHIMA, Japan - A child hangs a number of ''teruteru bozu'' paper dolls praying for fine weather following a practice in Japan on Akuseki Island south of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima on July 19, three days before the first total solar eclipse in 46 years that can be seen from Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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