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Tofu maker eluded sewage charge 20 yrs

A tofu manufacturer based in Morioka has eluded sewage charges for about 20 years by manipulating a sewage meter placed at a factory in Yahaba, Iwate Prefecture, according to the Yahaba municipal government.

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