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Japan unveils $4 billion package to fight virus

by Associated Press
| March 11, 2020 12:05 AM

TOKYO (AP) — A task force set up by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved a 430 billion yen ($4.1 billion) package that includes support for small to medium-size businesses hit by the coronavirus outbreak, amid criticisms over his handling of the crisis.

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