Rah! Rah! Rah! Cheerleaders pep up dour Japan
By Yuriko Nakao and Yoko Kubota | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-07 07:59
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Members of a seniors' cheerleading group called "Japan Pom Pom" perform on stage at the All Japan Cheerleading and Dance Championship in Chiba, east of Tokyo, last month. Yuriko Nakao / Reuters |
TOKYO - Japan may have little to celebrate with its economic recovery still fragile, so some cheerleaders are hitting the streets and stages to pep up the mood - including one pom-pom squad whose average age is 66.
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