Japan approves 2.2 bil. yen emergency aid for flood-hit regions

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet decided Tuesday to use 2.2 billion yen ($20.5 million) from Japan's reserve funds for fiscal 2020 to support areas hit hard by torrential rain and flooding this month.The government will use the emergency money to mainly help disaster-affected small businesses as well as the agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries in the southwestern region of Kyushu, including Kumamoto Prefecture where more than 60 people have died, and other areas, officials said.Finance Minister Taro Aso told a press conference after the Cabinet approval that the money will be …READ FULL ARTICLE