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	Podcast:		Marketplace Morning Report
	Episode:		Record stocks welcome Japan’s first female prime minister
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:06:40
	Publish Date:		2025-10-21 11:30:00
	Description:		From the BBC World Service: Japan elected its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and the Nikkei 225 index surged to a record high. But the conservative leader, who models herself after former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, will have to tackle a range of economic challenges: a falling population, a rise in the cost of living, and sluggish growth. Plus, a federal green tech funding pullback in the U.S. is hitting Vice President JD Vance’s hometown.
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