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Japanese Suffer from Hardships of Living
Pyongyang, March 5 (KCNA) -- The number of those dependent on welfare is steadily increasing in Japan due to bad living conditions.

The number of households on welfare reached an all-time high of 1,435,155 as of December last year, up 8,496 from the previous month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan said Wednesday.

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