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Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Tuesday she hoped the central bank would conduct monetary policy to sustainably achieve 2% inflation driven not just by ...