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| | KIPPO NEWS Wednesday, June 17, 1998 |
 | | JAMSTEC is expected to moor the floating device to its test location just outside the mouth of Gokasho Bay off Mie Prefecture, and start its tests in mid-July. |
 | | The tests, which are expected to continue for approximately two years, are aimed at ensuring Mighty Whale's safety, durability and economic efficiency and exploring the feasibility of its practical application. |
 | | The preparatory committee is joined by the Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Shiga, Fukui, Mie and Tokushima prefectural governments, the Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe municipal governments, Kansai Economic Federation, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives, Osaka Industrial Association, and Kansai Employers' Association. |
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