Friday Photo: Not Barack Obama's running mate

Posted By Blake Hounshell Friday, August 22, 2008 - 6:48 PM Share

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People walk past a half-body statue in Shibuya, Tokyo's main shopping area, on August 22. Online Game Company NHN Japan has set up a series of these statues to promote the mobile game site hange.jp. When people touch the statue's arm with their mobile phone, the application site will automatically open and a lucky winner will be rewarded 10,000 U.S. Dollars.

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