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Road Budgets for 2 "Anti-Minister Yana" Municipalities Slashed

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Road-related budgets for two municipalities in the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi, whose mayors did not back agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in the House of Representatives election in February, have been slashed by as much as around 54 pct from the previous fiscal year, it was learned Tuesday. According to the land ministry, government subsidies for road de...

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