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Why Did the Japanese Buy Broken Glass from the USSR? A Decades-Long Mystery Solved

by Steven Alber

Updated January 05, 2025

Why Did the Japanese Buy Broken Glass from the USSR? A Decades-Long Mystery Solved — The mysterious trade of the 1970s: Soviet ports exporting broken glass to Japan, where the true treasure lay in the wooden crates. A tale of ingenuity, inefficiency, and the hidden value of resources.

by Steven Alber

Updated January 05, 2025

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