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Japan town auctions schools on Internet

Summary: p A small Japanese town with a falling birthrate plans to auction off four primary schools on the Internet, according to a local official. Niikappu, on the northern island of Hokkaido, plans to start the auction next month on the Yahoo! Japan online auction site, said Hidenori Tsutsumi, who is in charge of the auction. /p

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