Japan to use 2.3 billion yen out of reserves for quake relief

Japan to use 2.3 billion yen out of reserves for quake relief

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks in a disaster control meeting in Tokyo on April 20, 2016, alongside disaster management minister Taro Kono. Abe announced his government's decision to use 2.3 billion yen ($21 million) of reserve funds to help those affected by powerful earthquakes in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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