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Kyoto craftsman gives away handmade glass tip pens to promote world peace
BY TOYOTAKA NAGATA STAFF WRITER
2013/01/01
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Seifu Kan lays out his handcrafted glass dip pens. He gets up at 4 a.m. and spends the rest of the day working inside his studio in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. (Kazunori Takahashi)
KYOTO -- When Seifu Kan turned 90 two years ago, he celebrated with his family and close friends, who were expecting the Kyoto glassmaker to retire.
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