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"Japan’s government is fighting to cushion the economic impact of the Middle
East war, as the shortage of oil sends inflation rising, with the crisis
threatening to undermine prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s wide poll lead.
Amidst it all, new polling shows that Japan has seen a surge in concern over
shortages of naphtha, a crude oil product that is used to make a wide variety
of products.
But why the concern about a product that few had heard of just several months
ago?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
