Diet panel gives up trying to find single site for new capital

Diet panel gives up trying to find single site for new capital

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a House of Representatives committee, who are studying relocating central government functions outside Tokyo, stand to approve giving up on trying to pick a location before the Diet adjourns next month.

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