Takenaka defends 2nd extra budget after weak GDP data release

Takenaka defends 2nd extra budget after weak GDP data release

TOKYO, Japan - Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 8 following the office's announcement that Japan's gross national product (GDP) shrank an annualized 4.5% in the October-December quarter.

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