[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":223},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list-en":3},{"data":4,"meta":198},[5,24,40,57,68,81,92,105,113,132,174,186],{"slug":6,"published_on":7,"announced_on":8,"effective_on":9,"is_pre_effective":10,"source_url":11,"updated_on":12,"title":13,"summary":14,"source_org":15,"exams":16,"purposes":20},"jft-basic-reservation-2026-12","2026-10-22","2026-10-15","2026-11-25",true,"https://www.prometric-jp.com/ssw/news/archives/374",null,"JFT-Basic reservations for Dec 2026 – Jan 2027 open on Nov 25","Reservations for JFT-Basic tests held from December 2026 to January 2027 open on November 25, 2026. 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