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Mr. Iwao Yamaguchi
Mayor of Atsugi City
mayor@city.atsugi.kanagawa.jp
Atsugi City Hall
3-17-17 Nakacho, Atsugi-shi,
Kanagawa-ken, 243-8511 Japan

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The Australian Minister to Tokyo came to Atsugi in February, 2000
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