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BY JIRO OMURA STAFF WRITER

2013/01/06

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photoOsamu Uehara, 26, creates a 'rutubo' (melting pot) using a potter's wheel. (Mihoko Takizawa)

OSAKA -- When Osamu Uehara applied for a job at Okumura Rutubo Seizosho KK, he couldn't correctly read the name of the company.

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