Japan needs to bolster economic base for security crises: Finance Ministry
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan should strengthen its economic and fiscal base to prepare for the event of a national security crisis, the Finance Ministry sai
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan should strengthen its economic and fiscal base to prepare for the event of a national security crisis, the Finance Ministry sai

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