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Rickshaw puller Yuka Akimoto, 21, prepares her rickshaw in a garage at the Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan on August 22, 2023. Akimoto is one of a handful of women who have chosen to pull rickshaws in Tokyo, attracted to the male-dominated profession through social media, which in turn has given some of these female pullers a strong local and international following. “I don't deny it was extremely hard at the beginning”, she said, as the rickshaw can weigh up to 250 kg (551 lb). “I'm not athletic and the cart felt so heavy”. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)
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