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A monthly allowance of ¥26,000 for every child of junior high school age and under, free rides on highways and no tuition fees for high school are all goals of the Democratic Party of Japan as spelled out in its manifesto for the Aug. 30 election.
The key questions are where the party will come up with the funding to pay for this juicy lineup and whether all of its pledges are even attainable.