A staff member poses on a Super Cub which looks like Snoopy during a press preview of "the Love Cub 50 Project Exhibition" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the motorcycle of Japan's auto maker Honda Motor in 2008 at Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo on June 25, 2009, a day before the exhibition opens and which will last until July 5. Some 60 one-of-a-kind Cubs will be sold after some exhibitions to raise funds for UNICEF. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

A staff member poses on a Super Cub which looks like Snoopy during a press preview of "the Love Cub 50 Project Exhibition" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the motorcycle of Japan's auto maker Honda Motor in 2008 at Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo on June 25, 2009, a day before the exhibition opens and which will last until July 5. Some 60 one-of-a-kind Cubs will be sold after some exhibitions to raise funds for UNICEF.

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  1. Junya Kono, right, and Tomoharu Fujimaki, window cleaner dressed as Santa Claus and reindeer pose for photographers at a shopping mall in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.
  2. In this photo released by the Institute of Cetacean Research of Japan, the anti-whaling group's Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's newly-acquired vessel Ady Gil tows a rope while sailing close to the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru No. 2 during their encounter in the Antarctic early Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The Ady Gil is a high-speed trimaran previously known as the Earthrace that recently set the world record for global circumnavigation.
  3. TOKYO - DECEMBER 23: A crowd of people applaud during a ceremony to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace on December 23, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Akihito acceded to the thrown on January 7, 1989.
  4. TOKYO - DECEMBER 23: Well-wishers arrive for the Emperor's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace on December 23, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Akihito acceded to the thrown on January 7, 1989.
  5. TOKYO - DECEMBER 23: (L-R) Crown Princess Masako and Crown Prince Naruhito make a public appearance to celebrate the Emperor's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace on December 23, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Akihito acceded to the thrown on January 7, 1989.
  6. TOKYO - DECEMBER 23: A Japanese woman waves the national flag to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace on December 23, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Akihito acceded to the thrown on January 7, 1989.
  7. TOKYO - DECEMBER 23: Japanese Emperor Akihito greets to the well-wishers gathered to celebrate the Emperor's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace on December 23, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Akihito acceded to the thrown on January 7, 1989.
  8. Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers as they celebrate the monarch's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo December 23, 2009.
  9. Japan's Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers as he celebrates his 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo December 23, 2009.
  10. Japan's Emperor Akihito is seen through banners of right-wing groups as he makes a speech to well-wishers at an event to celebrate his 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo December 23, 2009. The banner reads: "Emperor".
  11. Well-wishers wave Japanese national flags to celebrate Japan's Emperor Akihito's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo December 23, 2009.
  12. Policemen and imperial palace officials escort well-wishers attending an event to celebrate Japan's Emperor Akihito's 76th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo December 23, 2009. The characters on the flags read: "Banzai (Hurrah for) Emperor".
  13. A Japanese businessman takes a picture during the first Iraq-Japan Economic Conference at Baghdad's International Airport December 20, 2009. Baghdad has long called for foreign firms to help rebuild Iraq, but in a country where the word "Japanese" is a byword for high quality, companies from Japan are especially dear to Iraqi hearts. Picture taken December 20, 2009.
  14. Visitors walk through Christmas illuminations at a Tokyo park, Japan, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.
  15. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attends a meeting with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili at the premier's official residence in Tokyo December 22, 2009. Support for Hatoyama's 3-month-old government has sunk as low as just below 50 percent as doubts grow about the premier's leadership on the economy and diplomacy.
  16. TOKYO - DECEMBER 22: Saeed Jalili (L), Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of Iran, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) at Hatoyama's official residence on December 22, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Jalili is in Japan for five days for an exchange of opinions on Iran's nuclear issues as well as the countries bilateral relationship.

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  2. Ann Veneman, Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, speaks during a session 'Redesign Your Cause' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
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  4. A policeman throws a box of relief goods from UNICEF to a fellow policeman during the loading of relief goods at a warehouse in a naval station in Legazpi city, Albay province, south of Manila December 27, 2009. The Philippines most active Mayon volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous eruption in Mount Mayon anytime.
  5. A policeman catches a box of relief goods from UNICEF during the loading of relief goods at a warehouse in a naval station in Legazpi city, Albay province, south of Manila December 27, 2009. The Philippines most active Mayon volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous eruption in Mount Mayon anytime.
  6. A policeman throws a box of relief goods from UNICEF to a fellow policeman during the loading of relief goods at a warehouse in a Naval station in Legazpi city, Albay province, south of Manila December 27, 2009. The Philippines most active Mayon volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous eruption in Mount Mayon anytime.
  7. A soldier sits beside UNICEF relief goods before they are distributed to an evacuation centre at Daraga elementary school, Albay province, south of Manila December 26, 2009. The Philippines' most active Mayon volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous eruption in Mount Mayon anytime.
  8. Palestinian children take part in an event organised by UNICEF to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 21, 2009.
  9. Palestinian children take part in an event organised by UNICEF to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 21, 2009.
  10. Palestinian children release balloons during an event organised by UNICEF to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 21, 2009.
  11. Palestinian girls attend a UNICEF ceremony in Gaza City to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child on November 20, 2009.
  12. Palestinian girls attend a UNICEF ceremony in Gaza City to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child on November 20, 2009.
  13. Palestinian children cheer during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday.
  14. Palestinian children cheer during an event organized by UNICEF to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion children still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday.
  15. UN Children's Fund UNICEF ambassador Laetitia Hallyday (2ndR), UNICEF president for France Jacques Hintzy (L), auctioneers Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr (R) and Georges Deletrez pose with dolls auctioned by UNICEF to benefit the children of Darfur, taken on November 19, 2009 in Paris.
  16. UN Children's Fund UNICEF ambassador Laetitia Hallyday (C), UNICEF president for France Jacques Hintzy (L) and auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr attend an auctioned by UNICEF to benefit the children of Darfur, taken on November 19, 2009 in Paris.

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