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May 4 2009, AP

A week has passed since a well-regarded poet disappeared on a Japanese island and his sister-in-law says the search will go on for at least one more day.

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FILE - Poet and writer Carol Ann Duffy poses with her book ‘Meeting Midnight’, in this Jan. 25, 2000 file photo. Britain Friday May 1, 2009, awarded the role of national poet laureate to Duffy - the first woman to hold a post that has been filled by...