(1)Small town post offices seek new businesses to survive

(1)Small town post offices seek new businesses to survive

KAMITSUE, Japan - The Kamitsue Post Office, a ''tokutei'' office with only two regular staff, including the postmaster, Chiaki Koga, 31, is located in the mountains in the village of Kamitsue, Oita Prefecture.

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