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February 2003

• Kids Hold Art Exhibition to Remember Old Buildings
• Young Skating Stars Jumping to New Heights
• Young Inventor with a New Idea for Desks

January 2003

• The Street Performance World Cup
• Volunteer Firefighters Show Their Skills
• Japanese Comics Hit North American Stores

December 2002

• The Thirty-One-Legged Race
• Japan Gets a Really, Really Big Present from Thailand
• Girls Choose Pants

November 2002

• Stray Seal Raises Questions About the Environment
• Teens Win Sailing Medals at the Asian Games
• The Balloon That Turned into Tangerines

October 2002

• Super Yosakoi Festival in Tokyo
• Two Young Brothers Find Gold
• Baseball Brings Japanese and Peruvian Kids Together

September 2002

• Describing Your Hometown in a Nutshell
• Kids Make Solar-Powered Bicycles
• Kids Tackle Mobile-Phone Issues

August 2002

• Kids Take Part In Summer Festivals
• Do the Multiplication Rap!
• Everyone Welcome at Thumb Sumo Tournament

July 2002

• Japanese Girl Speaks at United Nations Meeting
• Kid-Teachers Show Their Stuff
• Young Artist's Work in Fashion

June 2002

• "Let's Protect the Earth!"
• 10-Year-Old "Dragonfly Professor" Leads Conservation Effort
• Kids Work for a Barrier-Free World Cup

May 2002

• I Held the World Cup!
• Family Shares Aerobics Victory
• Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!

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