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Four disaster-hit prefectures are counting on the frenzy sparked by “Pokemon Go” to draw more tourists.Officials from Kumamoto, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures said Wednesday they will use the popular augmented-reality game to encourage more people to visit and thereby spur reconstruction.The four prefectures plan to work out details with the Japanese unit of U.S. game developer Niantic Inc.They hope that tourist destinations in their regions will serve as “Pokestops,” where player
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Japan’s disaster-hit regions look to ‘Pokemon Go’ to draw tourists
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Four disaster-hit prefectures are counting on the frenzy sparked by “Pokemon Go” to draw more tourists.Officials from Kumamoto, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures said Wednesday they will use the popular augmented-reality game to encourage more people to visit and thereby spur reconstruction.The four prefectures plan to work out details with the Japanese unit of U.S. game developer Niantic Inc.They hope that tourist destinations in their regions will serve as “Pokestops,” where player
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