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CALLING ALL SAMURAI City cuts deal with taxpayers: 'Donate and you get an A-1 sword'September 30, 2016 SEKI, Gifu Prefecture--Wannabe samurai can now arm themselves with a top quality sword if they donate a slice of their tax to this city under a new "cutting edge" government program.
VAN ALLEN BELTS JAXA orbiter to explore mystery of Earth's radiation fieldSeptember 30, 2016 SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Japan will launch a satellite into orbit by the end of the fiscal year that will explore the mysteries of Earth's radiation belts.

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