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Japan's declutter queen Marie Kondo expands her empire
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NEW YORK (AP) — People often ask Japanese tidying queen Marie Kondo what containers they need to achieve her brand of organizational success. They expect her to "reveal some hitherto secret storage weapon, " she explains in her popular book. Instead, she advised when "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" was first published in Japanese in 2011, "You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house."