Japan's only broke city seeks aid as wrecked community symbol

Japan's only broke city seeks aid as wrecked community symbol

YUBARI, Japan - Fujikura, 68, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News about the bankrupt city's rehabilitation plan at a hotel in Sapporo on Aug. 11. (Kyodo)

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