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December 27, 2012

Free-spending 'Abenomics' Kicks Off in Japan

Jun Hongo, Japan Times

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The very idea of big-spender Shinzo Abe's reappointment as prime minister was enough to send the yen falling against the dollar and spurred the Nikkei above the 10,000 mark for the first time in months.

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