"This clearly indicates that the government and the central bank will be working towards the same target and there will be an agreement on what direction the Japanese economy should take from here, " Junko Nishioka of RBS Securities told the BBC.

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This would require a big cultural shift for businesses, but in the same direction that the recent trend towards corporate citizenship has been carrying them.

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He appealed for witnesses who saw a blue lorry travelling from the Longstore towards Salerie Corner or a male cyclist wearing a yellow reflective jacket on a black bike travelling in the same direction.

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