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Could Lady Gaga be "The Cure" for a Japanese convenience store's labor shortage?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · East Asia
Lady Gaga is teaming up with Japanese convenience chain FamilyMart to recruit for the short-staffed company. Japan faces labor shortages nationwide as the workforce ages. CBS News' Anna Coren reports.
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