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With No Workers, Japanese Island Loses Its Cell Phone Store
Continued worker shortages in Japan are robbing the island of Ishigakijima of its sole Docomo cell phone store.
June 6, 2023
Continued worker shortages in Japan are robbing the island of Ishigakijima of its sole Docomo cell phone store.
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