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	Japan Update July 7, 2018

	Pension 'whale' blows  past Japanese equity investment target TOKYO -- The Government  Pension Investment Fund,  known as a "whale" for its  outsize influence on the stock  market, is shifting focus after  exceeding its 25% allocation  target for Japanese shares for  the first time. Having helped  lift stock prices on the way to  this benchmark, the GPIF is now less likely to drive gains than before.
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