It鈥檚 a clear morning in late November, and exterminator Kenji Shuto is leading a four-person team down a street lined with Asian bars and eateries close to Tokyo鈥檚 JR Okubo Station.
Dressed in matching blue uniforms with white armbands reading 鈥淪hinjuku Ward鈥� in black letters, the crew scans the corners of a building entranceway for small black boxes as the owner of a Thai restaurant watches curiously.
Shuto opens the first box. 鈥淯nchanged,鈥� he says. A member of the team notes the result as he moves on.
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