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Kuchikomi › Japanese workers discover advantages of teleworking

In 20 years, will “going to work” be a thing of the past? In 100, will the phrase even be comprehensible? Hidetsugu Kamei, a 42-year-old… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sun, Nov 02 2008

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