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| | KIPPO NEWS Wednesday, December 24, 2003 |
 | | Business confidence in six prefectures in the Kansai region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Shiga, Nara and Wakayama) continued to improve in December, according to the quarterly 'tankan' report released by the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). |
 | | The Arida Agricultural Extension Center of the Wakayama Prefectural Government has developed a new species of Arida mikan, a famous Satsuma mandarin produced in the prefecture. |
 | | Introducing a new cultivation technology called 'multi-drip,' the center succeeded in growing a new type of Arida mikan, with the brand name of 'Kinokuni Arida Maru-dori (multi-drip) Mikan,' which is less affected by weather conditions and has a better balance of sugar and acid. |
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