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Japanese scallop village struggling for labor despite profits

Village in the far north of Japan is the nation's richest village, but cannot get enough workers at its $22m scallop factory

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 28, 2017 05:20 BST
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A village in the far north of Japan is the nation's richest thanks to its scallop harvesting industry; however, the operations may be threatened by a lack of labor, reports the Straights Times [...]

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