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set up an online wish petition campaign to coincide with the G8 Summit and
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1767:Zuihōden
1748:Kusudama
1706:Kuzukago
1648:Kinchaku
1415:carnival
1259:お星様 きらきら
1251:お星様 きらきら
1247:笹の葉 さらさら
1236:わたしが かいた
1232:きんぎん すなご
1228:のきばに ゆれる
1145:Tanabata
1108:Tanabata
1081:Hagoromo
1067:Tanabata
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