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Daruma doll artisan Chirhiro Nakata displays a World Cup 2006 Germany doll at her studio in Takasaki, north of Tokyo, yesterday. Her company has received more than 1,200 requests for World Cup daruma dolls in preparation for the games, which begin on June 9. It is a Japanese tradition to paint a black pupil in the left eye of the daruma after making a wish. Once the wish has been fulfilled, the other eye is painted. A symbol of good luck and protection in Japan, the large daruma dolls are being sent to Germany to support the Japanese national team in the World Cup.
PHOTO: EPA
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