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Japanese PM to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony 
  
 Xinhua 
 Updated: 2008-07-03 14:36 
  
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Kyodo News reported Thursday. 
 
 
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo June 23, 2008. [Agencies]   
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Fukuda will take a 19-seat airplane of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force and arrive in Beijing on August 8, said the report, citing government sources. 
 
   
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