Tokyo, JAPAN: A young woman wearing a traditional kimono throws coins as an offering before praying for the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, 01 January 2007. Tens of thousands of well-wishers were expected to visit the shrine on New Year's Day. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
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