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If there is free competition, taxi companies will be driven out, the ideal situation required after the lifting of the Japanese version of the ride-sharing ban[StraightTalk]A transportation economics expert talks about the significance and challenges of the Japanese version of ride-sharing (1/4) | JBpress (JB Press)

If there is free competition, taxi companies will be driven out, the ideal situation required after the lifting of the Japanese version of the ride-sharing ban[StraightTalk]A transportation economics expert talks about the significance and challenges of the Japanese version of ride-sharing (1/4) | JBpress (JB Press)

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Building a position for the postponement of US interest rate cuts this year – Interest rate market in response to economic and price trends – Bloomberg

Building a position for the postponement of US interest rate cuts this year – Interest rate market in response to economic and price trends – Bloomberg

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Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Matsumoto: “Creating momentum for the Expo in the Kanto region is a challenge” Direct hit! Speech at Nippon Juku – For Oita news Oita Godo Shimbun Premium Online Gate

Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Matsumoto: “Creating momentum for the Expo in the Kanto region is a challenge” Direct hit! Speech at Nippon Juku – For Oita news Oita Godo Shimbun Premium Online Gate

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