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Agencies Published March 13, 2013
A wax statue of Pope Benedict XVI is displayed in the window of Rome's wax museum. ?Photo by AFP
A wax statue of Pope Benedict XVI is displayed in the window of Rome's wax museum. ?Photo by AFP
A figure production maintenance staff adjusts the wax figure of Lady Gaga. ?Photo by AP
A figure production maintenance staff adjusts the wax figure of Lady Gaga. ?Photo by AP
A visitor poses with the wax figure of Lionel Messi. ?Photo by AP
A visitor poses with the wax figure of Lionel Messi. ?Photo by AP
A figure production maintenance staff retouches the wax figure of princess Diana. ?Photo by AP
A figure production maintenance staff retouches the wax figure of princess Diana. ?Photo by AP
A Japanese man uses a phone next to the wax figure of US President Barack Obama. ?Photo by AFP
A Japanese man uses a phone next to the wax figure of US President Barack Obama. ?Photo by AFP
A woman sits with the wax figure of Hollywood star George Clooney. ?Photo by AFP
A woman sits with the wax figure of Hollywood star George Clooney. ?Photo by AFP
A woman sits on a motorbike with the wax figure of Hollywood star Tom Cruise. ?Photo by AFP
A woman sits on a motorbike with the wax figure of Hollywood star Tom Cruise. ?Photo by AFP
A man mimics the wax figure of football star David Beckham. ?Photo by AFP
A man mimics the wax figure of football star David Beckham. ?Photo by AFP
One Direction singer Harry Styles is measured by experts from Madame Tussauds waxworks museum. Madame Tussauds on Monday confirmed all five members of One Direction, are to be created as wax figures for a touring attraction that will kick off in three Madame Tussauds venues ? London, New York, and Sydney. ?Photo by AP
One Direction singer Harry Styles is measured by experts from Madame Tussauds waxworks museum. Madame Tussauds on Monday confirmed all five members of One Direction, are to be created as wax figures for a touring attraction that will kick off in three Madame Tussauds venues ? London, New York, and Sydney. ?Photo by AP
One Direction singer Liam Payne is measured by experts from Madame Tussauds waxworks museum. ?Photo by AP
One Direction singer Liam Payne is measured by experts from Madame Tussauds waxworks museum. ?Photo by AP

The Madame Tussauds exhibition in Tokyo re-opens on March 15, exhibiting some 60 wax figures of Japanese and foreign stars. If there is one chance to get close to all your favourite celebrities, it’s this. —Photos and texts by Agencies

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