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Hundreds of Japanese business leaders attended a religious service at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo on Thursday to pray for good fortune for their businesses on the first day back to work. The Kanda Myojin shrine is more than 1,270 years old and used as a holy place of worship for adherents to the Shinto religion. Since 2 out of the 7 gods of fortune are enshrined at Kanda Myojin, the shrine has become a go-to destination for Japanese businessmen looking for a bit of supernatural help.
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