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A government deregulation panel put forward a set of policy recommendations Monday that include allowing parents to choose nursery schools for their children, instead of this being the task of local authorities.</PARAGRAPH>
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<TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Koki Chuma, minister for deregulation and administrative reform, speaks at a meeting of the Council for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform chaired by Orix Corp. Chairman Yoshihiko Miyauchi –
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