Japan's couriers hope early deliveries can cut unneeded trips

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SHIHO MIYAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- More courier services in Japan are making early-morning deliveries as they try to reduce the number of repeat trips they make to get packages to customers.

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