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          2. Government 6
      5. Ehime Prefecture 14
        1. Ehime 4
          1. Government 1
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        1. Fukui 8
          1. Education 4
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          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 9
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          1. Education 3
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          2. Government 3
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          1. City Guides 4
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            1. Colleges and Universities 4
          3. Government 3
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          1. City Guides 4
          2. Education 7
            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          3. Government 6
          4. Society and Culture 1
          5. Travel and Tourism 17
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          1. Education 14
            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 4
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            1. Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 1995 3
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          1. Localities 47
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            3. Kasama 1
            4. Kashima 1
            5. Kita-Ibaraki 1
            6. Mito 7
              1. Arts and Entertainment 1
              2. Society and Culture 4
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            8. Satomi 1
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              5. Travel and Tourism 3
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            1. Colleges and Universities 3
          2. Government 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 1
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            1. Colleges and Universities 2
          2. Government 1
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        2. Government 5
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          2. Government 2
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          2. Education 17
            1. Colleges and Universities 11
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          6. Health 1
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