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Participants show off their works at the New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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Participants show their Japanese calligraphy skills on their way to inking 'The sky of the New Year,' foreground, and other themes during the New Year's calligraphy contest in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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A girl uses a large brush to show her Japanese calligraphy skill on her way to inking 'The sky of the New Year' during the New Year's calligraphy contest in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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Contestents write calligraphy during the 48th annual New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo. (AFP photo/ Kazuhiro Nogi)
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Contestants show off banners illustrating their calligraphy skills during the 48th annual New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo. (AFP photo/ Kazuhiro Nogi)
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Participants write Japanese traditional calligraphy during the New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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A girl, wearing a headband, uses a large brush for her New Year's calligraphy during a calligraphy contest in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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