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Thousands take part as Samurai festival returns to Japan
The traditional Soma Nomaoi Festival in Minamisoma kicks off for the first time after the Fukushima Daichi nuclear accident in Japan. Some 400 horses and thousands of people take part in the 1,000-year-old festival.
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