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Are you ready for a crush of events in 2005 celebrating the centennial of Portsmouth's most famous event? Japan's Ginga Kogen Beer company has begun the party early.

The Japanese brewery has releasedf an honorary beer can for the Treaty of Portsmouth Centennial – not available here. We first heard about it when a SeacoastNH.com reader noted a report on the BBC web site. In 1905 Russian and Japanese negotiated an end to a destructive war under the guidance of President "Teddy Roosevelt". Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize for his participation, although he never actually came to New Hampshire. The month-long meetings took place at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and envoys of both sides stayed at the luxurious Wentworth Hotel in New Castle. The hotel, recently restored and re-opened after 20 dormant years, is a popular historic site for Japanese tourists.(Courtesy photos)

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