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Acid levels high enough to affect plant growth were found in 41 prefectures.
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An identical opposition coalition had backed the victorious Rengo-no-kai candidate in the Nara prefecture by-election on Feb. 9.
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High schools are paid for by the prefecture , but their curriculum is vetted by the capital.
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Nagano prefecture , 400 kilometres north west of Tokyo, is a mountainous area famous for its snow and extensive skiing facilities.
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Nine prefectures have forced officials to return money.
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Offices will be in Osaka and in Shiga prefecture .
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Protesters, including sympathetic farmers and shopkeepers, placed a symbolic coffin in front of Quimper's prefecture , or local government office.
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They haven't revived the economy, and many are so blatantly political that some prefectures have started to refuse them.