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- Report questioning Japan PM's parliament attendance stokes debate
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- N. Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan
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- Exhibition in Kyoto highlights Zen inspiration in Ghibli films
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- Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 12, 2026
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- Trade scam turns Tajikistan into major importer of Japanese beef
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- Japanese Tennis Star Nishikori Enjoys Retirement Event
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- 80 underpasses in Japan saw vehicles submerged over past decade: survey
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- Japan mulls including railways in defense-related expenditure: sources
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- Sports Club Affiliation Influences Physical Strength: Survey
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- Japanese women in 30s, 40s not as physically active: gov't survey
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- Emperor, Empress Watch Table Tennis Matches at Japan Games
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- Former students voice support for U.S. sanction-hit ICC chief Akane
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- Driver's License Data Breaches Becoming Major Concern in Japan
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- Major Electronics Firms Bombarded with Cyber Defense Inquiries
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- Top Japan Spokesman Deeply Concerned over U.S. Sanctions on ICC
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- Kawasaki Heavy aims at 1 tril. yen in defense sales as Japan ups spending
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- Japan PM's call at U.N. for cutting WWII "enemy" clause may roil China ties
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- Farm Minister's Fate in Focus at Japan's Diet after Gaffe
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- Japan cruises courting younger travelers with shorter, cheaper trips
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- Newspaper Subscriptions in Japan Fall below 50 Pct for 1st Time
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- 26 Pct in Japan See U.S. as Biggest Threat to World Peace: Survey
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- Japanese shoemaker aiming to create boots anyone can wear
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- Tuna-Cutting Show Featured in Japan-S. Korea Festival
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- Japan, Other ICC Members Seek Withdrawal of U.S. Sanctions
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- Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 11, 2026
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- Rubio Cites Need for U.S. Sanctions on ICC in Talks with Motegi
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- Nobel Winner Soai Inspired by Pasteur's Experiment in 19th Century
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- Egypt fostering Japanese-style education with Hiroshima’s help
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- Buddhist monks outshine AI in offering advice to troubled souls
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- 3-meter-wide hole found in Fukushima plant pressure vessel
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- 2 Die in "Danjiri" Float Festivals in Osaka; 16 Injured
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- Japan Informs U.S. of Concern over ICC Sanctions
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- Nishiyama Obtains Right to Become 1st Female "Kishi" Shogi Player
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- Emperor, Empress Attend Japan Games Opening Ceremony
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- Nishiyama becomes 1st woman eligible for shogi's main pro ranks
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- Anti-Sexual Assault Certification Set for Japan Cram Schools
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- INTERVIEW: Nobel Winner Soai Recalls Research behind Namesake Reaction
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- Japan, 7 Others Voice Strong Objections to U.S. Sanctions on ICC
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- KDDI, Japan Post eye post offices nationwide as drone hubs
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- JR Hokkaido sightseeing train makes final run in Kushiro wetland
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- ICC Chief Akane Welcomes Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize
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- ICC Denounces U.S. Sanctions, Vows to Continue Activities
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- FEATURE: Student who met Sagamihara killer seeks lessons from mass stabbing
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- Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 10, 2026
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- Japanese brewer hopes "wobbly" beer glass will spur responsible drinking
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- Love for village motivated transgender man to run for mayor
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- PM Takaichi Voices Deep Concern over U.S. Sanctioning ICC
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- Japan Sumo Association Head Vows Full Preparations for Bangkok Tournament
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- PM Takaichi Calls Chinese Sanctions on Lawmaker Great Honor
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- Vietnamese Arrested over Illegal Employment Assistance in Japan
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- Nihon Hidankyo Hears Calls to Pass Cause to 2nd Generation
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- New Chubu Electric Chief Vows to Prevent Data Fraud Recurrence
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- Launch Ceremony Held for New MSDF Submarine
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- PM Takaichi Tells Farm Minister to Stay in Office after Gaffe
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- Japan's Halt on New Foreign Restaurant Workers Fuels Urban Influx
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- PM Takaichi rejects "reflationary" label for her economic policies
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- Cyberattack at IDC Frontier disrupts services around nation
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- 53 companies in Japan hit by ransomware group known as Qilin
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- Meticulous Experimentation Earned Soai Nobel
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- Trump Reportedly Asked Xi to Talk with Takaichi
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- Uniqlo operator posts record profit for year ended Aug. on strong sales
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- Osaka's Midosuji Forms Sister Pact with Paris' Champs-Elysees
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- Japan's Kaju Defends World Judo Title for Women's 63 kg
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- 1st wooden tablet listing details of a slave sale found in Nara
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- Unofficial Industry Meetings Targeted in Japan Beer Cartel Probe
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- Japan PM Takaichi Declines to Replace Farm Minister over Gaffe
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- Japan Logs Higher Current Account Surplus in Aug.
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- Japanese, U.S. Biz Leaders Call for AI Governance Cooperation
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- Scandal-hit Prudential Life execs to return part of monthly remuneration
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- Trump urged Xi to mend ties with Japan, lift export controls: H.K. media
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- Goodman's Japanese data center comes under fire following Sydney site setback
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- Ex-Japan envoy to China seeks risk management in bilateral ties
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- 4 Indicted over Fatal 2022 Plant Fire in Central Japan
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- Corridor Named after Late Japan PM Abe Completed in India
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- M4.8 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, including Chiba Prefecture
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- Japan Top Court Ruling over 2025 Election Seen by Year-End
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- Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 8, 2026
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- Japan, U.S. business leaders urge governments to boost AI cooperation
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- FEATURE: Baseball gradually taking root in Sri Lanka with Japanese aid
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- FEATURE: London Kabuki shows readied with dazzling costumes, stage effects
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- PM Takaichi Willing to Talk with U.S. after Marine Arrest
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- SoftBank subsidiary's cloud service disrupted in cyberattack
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- Nobel chemistry winner Kenso Soai says, "Most exciting day in my life"
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- (Update) Japan's Kenso Soai Named Co-Winner of 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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- 35 Firms to Be Added to TOPIX Index
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- Japan Mulls Including N-Powered Sub Study in Security Documents
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- Japanese Asian Games Organizers Apologize to S. Korea
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- Japan Govt Eyes 2nd Extra Budget for FY 2026
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- Japanese Ramon Magsaysay Award Laureates Honored at Tokyo Event
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- Japan's researcher Kenso Soai wins Nobel chemistry prize
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- Japan's Kenso Soai Named Co-Winner of 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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- Japan's Takaichi Touts Consumption Tax Cut Plan
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- Okinawa chief takes demands to Tokyo on reforms of U.S. military
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- Four major beer brewers accused of operating price cartel
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- Japan Coincident Index Logs 1st Fall in 6 Months in Aug.
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- Japan releases 9 crested ibises in wild, 2nd time on main island
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- Ministry finds no pressure, but questions remain for Yana
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- 12 Years Sought for Attacker of Anti-NHK Group Leader
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- IMF Chief Concerned about High Japan, U.S. Long-Term Rates
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- Japanese travel agency H.I.S. reports possible passport data leak
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- AI exploitation believed behind skyrocketing cyberattacks
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- Japan gov't mulling FY 2026 extra budget for disaster reconstruction
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- U.S. Military in Okinawa Halts Operations after Marine's Arrest
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- Japan's Tanaka, Omori Win Gold in World Judo Debut
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- Okinawa Gov. Protests to Defense Chief after U.S. Marine Arrest
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- (Update) 4 Major Japan Brewers Raided for Suspected Price Cartel
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- Water Treatment Technologies Evolving at Japanese Aquariums
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- INTERVIEW: BOJ's Sato backs gradual rate hikes despite opposing Sept. increase
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- Japan watchdog probes 4 major brewers over alleged beer price cartel
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- Japan Aug. real wages rise for 8th month on pay growth, slower inflation
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- Japan book wholesaler admits selling books to Anthropic: industry source
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- Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 7, 2026
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- U.S. military restricts troops from leaving the base in Okinawa after Marine is arrested in a killing
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- U.S. forces in Okinawa to impose night curfew in wake of murder case
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- Renowned Pianist Kyohei Sorita Indicted for Speeding
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- Kawasaki Heavy to launch dog-shaped social robot by fiscal 2028
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- Road Budgets for 2 "Anti-Minister Yana" Municipalities Slashed
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- Okinawa Gov. to Visit PM Takaichi on Wed. after U.S. Marine Arrest
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- Japan may add mention of nuclear subs to key security documents
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- Japan's Kumamoto gov., mascot Kumamon thank Taiwan for quake aid
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- "Qilin" Hacker Group Member Held in Japan, Sent to Germany
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- Japan to Give 10-M.-Dlr Humanitarian Aid to Yemen, Djibouti
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- INTERVIEW: India to Replace Japan as 4th-Biggest Economy in '27
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- Takaichi Asks Trump to Broker Japan-N. Korea Summit
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- Nikkei ends above 70,000 for 1st time since July on AI, tech share gains
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- U.S. Media Report on Outrage in Japan after Marine's Arrest
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- Experts warn against off-label use of mounjaro to shed pounds
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- Deaths in flooded underpasses lead to nationwide safety measures
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- TV Personality Dewi Sukarno Fined for Assaults in Tokyo
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- TV personality Dewi ordered to pay 200,000 yen fine over assaults
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- High-Calorie Diet Causes Brain Nerve Abnormalities: Researchers
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- Japan to Spend 3.2 B. Yen on Invasive Longhorn Beetle Control
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- Japan to Install Barriers at Flood-Prone Underpasses
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- Japan's Hifumi Abe Wins World Judo Gold for Record 5th Time
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- Japan Eyeing AI, Auto Navigation Tech for SDF Transport Ships
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- Japan PM Takaichi vows "breakthrough" in abduction issue with N. Korea
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- Defense Chief, Okinawa Governor to Meet Wed. after Marine Arrest
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- Japan survey finds unclear, potentially deceptive eco-labels
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- Tokyo police's manga videos warn of crimes behind promise of easy money
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- (Update) Russia Slams Japan's New Sanctions, Vows Countermeasures
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- URGENT: Japan's GMO Research & AI says up to 948,500 member records stolen
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- JAPAN BIZ: Japanese makers give skin-care lessons to children
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- URGENT: Coupon for 10-yr Japan gov't bonds raised to 3.1%, highest in about 30 yrs
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- Data Leak Suspected at University in Osaka due to Cyberattack
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- Russia Slams Japan's New Sanctions, Vows Countermeasures
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- Takaichi Explains Her Absence from G7 Videoconference
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- Kyodo News Digest: Oct. 6, 2026
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- FEATURE: From cockpit to care work, older Japanese start new careers
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- Fiscal Concerns Remain after Takaichi Vows to Win Market Trust
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- Japan, Australia to Launch Ministerial Finance Dialogue
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