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Pear fairy “Funassyi”, the unofficial mascot of Funabashi City, a suburban city of Tokyo, appears at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Tokyo on March 5, 2015. The roly-poly mascot held its first press conference with international media. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA