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Partly cloudy with a high of 55 °F (12.8 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to NW at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph).

Japan had 800,000 fewer citizens at the start of this year, compared with a year earlier, but more worrying was that falls were posted by every one of its 47 prefectures for the first time.

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