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In Japan, there is a phone booth that is not connected to any phone line. People who have lost loved ones go to the booth to talk to them, as if they were still alive. This booth was opened after the devastating 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, and has had more than 30,000 visitors since then.

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In Japan, there is a phone booth that is not connected to any phone line. People who have lost loved ones go to the booth to talk to them, as if they were still alive. This booth was opened after the devastating 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, and has had more than 30,000 visitors since then.

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