The lucky man chosen by lottery as the 10 millionth visitor to the Aichi Expo 2005 receives a certificate of ownership for a diamond July 4.

As part of celebrations, a lucky visitor chosen by lottery won a 2-carat diamond from the Russian republic of Sakha, from where the expo's feature exhibit -- a frozen Siberian mammoth -- was excavated.

Despite the rain July 4, about 16,000 people were in line when the gates opened at 9 a.m. The total number of visitors since the expo opened March 25 reached 10,008,105 at 10:45 a.m., exceeding the 10 million milestone on the 102nd day of the fair and earlier than organizers had expected.

The Japan Times Weekly: July 9, 2005
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