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| | Cultists enter Nagano; issue statement about Tama-chan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Gifu -- About 50 members of the Panawave Laboratory, a cult known for its white attire, entered Nagano Prefecture on Tuesday after camping out on a mountain road in the village of Kiyomi in Gifu Prefecture, but in a bizarre development issued a statement about Japan's celebrity seal Tama-chan. |
 | | After passing the winter in Izumi, Fukui Prefecture, the group moved to a forest road on the borders of Hachiman and Yamato townships in Gifu on April 25, living in tents along a roadside. |
 | | The group, which has roamed around Tottori, Hyogo, Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga and Gifu prefectures, is under police surveillance because authorities are concerned about its cult-like activities, such as dressing in white clothing from head to toe and saying they are protecting their leader from electromagnetic waves. |
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