Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu temple, displays his caligraphy of a kanji (or Chinese character),"zei" meaning tax which was chosen as the single best Chinese character symbolizing this year's national ethos in Japan at the Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan on December 12, 2014. Fitch Ratings on December placed Japan's sovereign credit on Rating Watch Negative, warning that the delay in raising consumption tax would put the government's objective of reducing the national debt at risk. AFP PHOTO/Jiji Press JAPAN OUT (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)
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