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African Festa opens eyes in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA — With the Tokyo International Conference on African Development to be held in Yokohama later this month, a two-day cultural event kicked off Saturday to bring a taste of Africa to Japan's famous harbor city. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Sun, May 18 2008

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