Miike Mine Staff When Coal Fades in Japan
In Miike Mine Japan the once mighty trade union offices stand closed as miners and management confront a long decline. Japan shifts heavy industry abroad amid rising costs and dwindling domestic coal demand, with power firms ending their 3 percent domestic coal quota last year.
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