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Rickshaw puller Akina Suzuki, 19, drives during a guided tour for a family of customers from Taiwan around Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan on June 18, 2023. Pullers walk or run an average of 20 km (12 miles) a day and, in addition to being physically strong, they must have extensive knowledge of Tokyo and know how to engage with the tourists, who mostly hire them for sightseeing, with the most popular drivers make over 1 million yen a month, three times the national average. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)
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