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Failure to deliver: Mailman hoarded post for years

A former Japanese postman reportedly had 24,000 items of undelivered mail in his home from as far back as 2003. [AFP/File / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU]

A former Japanese postman faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at his home, reportedly saying it was "too much bother" to deliver the items.

The man was "referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating postal law," a Kanagawa prefectural police spokesman told AFP on Friday.

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