• With Kishida set to unveil new economic and coronavirus steps, calls to increase government spending are growing among lawmakers, given that the Upper House election is just months away. | AFP-JIJI
    With Kishida set to unveil new economic and coronavirus steps, calls to increase government spending are growing among lawmakers, given that the Upper House election is just months away. | AFP-JIJI
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Aiming to curb the impact of higher commodity prices, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration will soon prepare a fresh economic package.

While Kishida will reportedly unveil new economic and coronavirus measures on Thursday, calls to increase government spending are growing among lawmakers, given that the Upper House election is just months away.

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