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Politics › Gov't creating Y8 trillion stimulus package

Japan is drawing up an economic stimulus package worth eight trillion yen to help businesses and consumers cope with soaring fuel and commodity prices, news… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Aug 23 2008

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