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Tue 06 Jun 2007Round-Japan cyclist killed hours from homeJAPAN:An 80-year-old man on the verge of completing a round-Japan cycling tour was struck and killed by a truck yesterday only a few hours ride from his home, police said.Kamesaburo Harano, a resident of the central prefecture of Nagano, set off in April 2006 to circle his homeland, Kyodo news agency said, and had just arrived back in Nagano.