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Govt’s All-Generation Social Security Panel Compiles Interim Report, No Mention of OTC-Like Drugs
A key government panel on December 19 drew up an interim report on the direction of reforms to create a “social security system benefiting all generations” envisaged by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but for now, the paper had no mention…
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