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+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese",
+    "apps_menu_button",
+    "apps_menu_button_active"
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+}
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+  "tags": [
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese",
+    "apps_menu_button",
+    "apps_menu_button_inactive"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/japanese/desktop_input_source_japanese-20220305.json b/needles/gnome/japanese/desktop_input_source_japanese-20220305.json
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+      "height": 17
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "desktop_input_source_japanese"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/japanese/desktop_input_source_japanese_anthy-20220305.json b/needles/gnome/japanese/desktop_input_source_japanese_anthy-20220305.json
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+      "height": 21,
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+      "width": 97
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "desktop_input_source_japanese_anthy"
+  ]
+}
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+      "type": "match",
+      "width": 18,
+      "xpos": 885
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "gnome_layout_ascii",
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/japanese/layout_native_japanese-20220305.json b/needles/gnome/japanese/layout_native_japanese-20220305.json
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+      "type": "match",
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+      "height": 16
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "gnome_layout_native",
+    "LANGUAGE-japanese"
+  ]
+}
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