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Frank Koyama has three talents that helped him traipse the globe—his language abilities, his resourcefulness and his ability to work with his hands. It helped him emigrate to the United States from Japan on a cargo ship, build a successful travel company and, finally, start over at age 74 after the setback of the COVID-19 pandemic on his travel business.
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