1.81 tril. yen extra budget enacted

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R in front) Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano and Prime Minister Taro Aso bow after the opposition-controlled House of Councillors passed into a law a 1.81 trillion yen supplementary budget to support businesses and livelihoods on Oct. 16. (Kyodo)

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