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TOKYO -- In Japan, the number of bedbugs, a kind of insect, is growing. Bedbugs bite people and drink their blood. Their bites make people feel very itchy and uncomfortable. Read the full English article Read the original Japanese article Bedbugs usually hide during the day. These small brown insects (about 5 to 8 millimeters long) like dark, warm places. They hide in beds, behind curtains, and even inside electrical outlets in walls. At night, bedbugs come out, bite people, and drink blood. Their bites cause a red rash and a lot of itchiness. Sleeping can become very difficult because of this. Japan once had fewer bedbugs. But since about 20 years ago, more people and goods have come to Japan from other countries. Sometimes, these bugs travel along, too. Bedbugs also have many eggs and can live up to a year. This makes it difficult to get rid of them completely. Hotels and homes have many more problems with bedbugs now. A pest-control company ...