Miyazawa pushes for job-creation extra budget

Miyazawa pushes for job-creation extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa makes a policy speech at the House of Representatives on July 12, urging the Diet to swiftly enact a 519.8 billion yen extra budget aimed at financing the creation of more than 700,000 new jobs and combating record unemployment. Behind Miyazazwa is Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

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