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Japan PM unveils $113 bn stimulus as poll numbers slump
Japan PM unveils $113 bn stimulus as poll numbers slump
Economy
by  AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than $100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the squeeze from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low. Poll ratings for Kishida are at their lowest levels since he took office two years ago, in part because of voter unease over inflation.