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+{
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+    {
+      "height": 13,
+      "type": "match",
+      "ypos": 7,
+      "xpos": 853,
+      "width": 33
+    }
+  ],
+  "tags": [
+    "gnome_layout_ascii",
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese"
+  ],
+  "properties": []
+}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/japanese/layout_native_japanese-20170922.json b/needles/gnome/japanese/layout_native_japanese-20170922.json
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+{
+  "properties": [],
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "height": 15,
+      "type": "match",
+      "ypos": 5,
+      "xpos": 854,
+      "width": 33
+    }
+  ],
+  "tags": [
+    "gnome_layout_native",
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese"
+  ]
+}
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