Prefabricated supermarket opens for business near Mt. Usu

Prefabricated supermarket opens for business near Mt. Usu

DATE, Japan - Shoppers leave a supermarket built of prefabricated materials near Mt. Usu on June 26, the day it opened for business. The store is managed by a local alliance of merchants who have been inconvenienced by the volcanic activity at the mountain and by evacuation orders.

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