The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan gov't to spend record $488 bil. on economic stimulusTOKYO - Japan will spend a record 55.7 trillion yen ($488 billion) on an economic stimulus package aimed at easing the impact from the coronavirus pandemic, government sources said Thursday.The package, including policy measures funded by the private sector such as emergency bank lending to struggling businesses, will be worth 78.9 trillion yen, the sources said. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will approve the package on Friday.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE
