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Japan becomes a country of working poor

So much has been made of Japan as a society that takes care of its own with fantastic benefits. For a long time it enjoyed a reputation as a middle-class society, without extremes of very rich or very poor, where everyone was equal.That all changed this... ...full story at Happy Hills

from Happy Hills on Mon, Oct 27 2008

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