Poop powering hydrogen cars in Hokkaido

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Cow manure can be a precious source for energy.

KEN SAKAKIBARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A Japanese publisher once had great success with an exercise book for learning kanji, or Chinese characters, by inserting the word "poop" into every sample sentence. But adults are now finding a more serious use for the pungent substance.

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