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Filed under: Asia, Japan, Big in JapanDisclaimer: I'm not a doctor. In fact, the closest I ever got to medical school was a failed campus visit that drove me to Japan in the first place. With that said, I am merely reporting here today on the purported... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Wed, Nov 19 2008

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