Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday his Cabinet will approve a supplementary budget next month to help Kyushu overcome the damage caused by twin earthquakes this month.
Abe told a meeting with business leaders from Kyushu that the Cabinet aims to approve the budget and submit it to the Diet on May 13. Part of the meeting was open to the media.
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