Lower house approves 6.79 tril. yen extra budget

Lower house approves 6.79 tril. yen extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives on Dec. 7 approves a 6.79 trillion yen second supplementary budget for fiscal 1999 designed to help finance the core part of an 18 trillion yen pump-priming package unveiled last month. The budget will be deliberated at the House of Councillors Budget Committee on Dec. 8-9, and is expected to be endorsed by the upper chamber at its plenary session Dec. 9.

Japan launches 18 tril. yen economic package

Japan launches 18 tril. yen economic package

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting of his economic ministers called Nov. 11 to adopt a pump-priming package worth some 18 trillion yen. Obuchi is flanked by Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and Economic Planning Agency Director General Taichi Sakaiya (R).

Cabin crew trainees work on gov't cash handout paperwork

Cabin crew trainees work on gov't cash handout paperwork

Peach Aviation flight attendant trainees check on May 18, 2020, applications for the central government's 100,000-yen coronavirus cash handout program submitted by citizens in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. Izumisano has commissioned the airline workers to take on procedural work involved in administering the economy priming program, open to all residents of Japan, as staff of the Kansai airport-based low-cost carrier are idle due to flights being canceled amid a lack of travelers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan launches 18 tril. yen economic package

Japan launches 18 tril. yen economic package

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting of his economic ministers called Nov. 11 to adopt a pump-priming package worth some 18 trillion yen. Obuchi is flanked by Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) and Economic Planning Agency Director General Taichi Sakaiya (R).