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Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (C) tells reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on June 30 that he is in favor of a scheme to establish a state-funded institution to handle the administrative duties of ''bridge banks'' that would take over the loan portfolios of troubled banks.

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