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As a quick addition to our previous item about the Fukuoka 2016 Olympics bid, I thought I should post this photo, which tickled our collective funny-bone here. This is Fukuoka City Hall, in the middle of the city, showing the true force of spirit and willpower to pull the games to Fukuoka at all cost, no expense spared. If you look really really hard, right in the middle of that picture is a tiny tiny banner with the words “2016 Olympics to Fukuoka”. It must have looked huge in someone’s bedroom…<\/p>\n

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