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Tough times leave Osaka day laborers homeless, jobless and on welfare

BY YASUYUKI NISHII SENIOR STAFF WRITER

photo：Day laborers wait to receive a coupon for a night in a shelter in Osaka's Kamagasaki district. Many cannot afford the 700 yen charged by lodging houses. (Masanori Takahashi) Day laborers wait to receive a coupon for a night in a shelter in Osaka's Kamagasaki district. Many cannot afford the 700 yen charged by lodging houses. (Masanori Takahashi)

OSAKA -- In Japan's rosier economic times, day laborers were in hot demand for short-term jobs mainly in construction. These days, many are on welfare, being left unemployed and seeking a bed in a free shelter.

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