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Prize: Kimono Bottlewear(Tokyo)</li> <li>Canada Prize: Pocket Totebag(Tokyo) </li> <li>Great Britain Prize: Green Tea Cookies(Hyogo)</li> <li>Germany Prize: Chic Design Eco-bag(Aichi)</li> <li>France Prize: iPouch (note:pouch for iPod)(Tokyo)</li> <li>Korea Prize: Japanese Shot Glass Set(Ishikawa)</li> <li>China Prize: Beckoning Cat(Black)(White)(Toyama)</li> <li>Hong Kong Prize: Ornamental Kokeshi Dolls(Chiba)</li> <li>Taiwan Prize: White Shrimp Crackers(Toyama)</li> <li>Singapore Prize: Edo Kiriko Sakura Glassware(Tokyo) </li> <li>Thailand Prize: Green Tea and Genmai Tea packed in Ukiyoe design cans(Shizuoka)</li> <li>Australia Prize: Japanese Bathrobe(Chiba)</li> </ul> <p class="page-top"><a href="#header">Back to top</a></p> <!-- /#main --></div> <div id="sidebar"> <ul id="local-nav"> <li><a href="vjc.html">Visit Japan Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="mice.html">MiceÿMeeting, Incentive,Convention, Event / Exhibition ÿ</a></li> <li class="selected"><a href="souvenir.html">Japanese Souvenir Contest</a></li> </ul> <div class="photo-area"> <h2><img src="../../shared/images/other/hd_photo-area.gif" alt="Photo Journal" width="203" height="36" /></h2> <p class="photo"><img src="../../shared/images/other/photo_photo-area.gif" alt="" width="140" height="85" /></p> <dl> <dt>2008/10/01</dt> <dd><a href="../topics/2008/oct01.html">The official website of the Japan Tourism Agency now open!</a></dd> </dl> <!-- /.photo-area --></div> <div class="topics-area"> <h2><img src="../../shared/images/other/hd_topics-area.gif" alt="Topics" width="201" height="37" /></h2> <dl> <dt>2008/10/01</dt> <dd><a href="../topics/2008/oct01.html">The official website of the Japan Tourism Agency now open! <span>&gt;&gt;</span></a></dd> </dl> <!-- /.topics-area --></div> <!-- /#sidebar --></div> <!-- /#content --></div> <div id="footer"> <address>Copyright &copy; 2008 Japan Tourism Agency. 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