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Proof: Takaichi lays out ‘proactive fiscal policy’ as new session of parliament begins

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-06T00:12:26Z","headline":"Takaichi lays out ‘proactive fiscal policy’ as new session of parliament begins","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"japantimes","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/05/japan/politics/prime-minister-speech-autumn-diet/","v":1}

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7bfb8fd8aa88c0c74ff3ba52cd88813771160e93c182d4226e3f4d48e8328743

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970104, mined 2026-10-06 00:30 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-7bfb8fd8aa88.json prints 7bfb8fd8aa88c0c74ff3ba52cd88813771160e93c182d4226e3f4d48e8328743. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-7bfb8fd8aa88.json and headline-7bfb8fd8aa88.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-7bfb8fd8aa88.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
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