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    "title": "日本 NPO法人（特定非営利活動法人）— legal structure overview",
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      "特定非営利活動法人",
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      "https://www.npo-homepage.go.jp/about/npo-kisochishiki/ninshouseido",
      "https://www.npo-homepage.go.jp/qa/seido-gaiyou/katsudou-bunya",
      "https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410AC1000000007",
      "https://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji153.html"
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    "Related"
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