Japan to roll out stimulus package next week as pandemic pain deepens
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday a stimulus package to combat the coronavirus pandemic will be rolled out next week, and target small firms and households hardest hit by social distancing policies that are chilling consumption.The package will include spending on medical supplies, a new programme to offer funds to small firms hit by slumping sales and targeted cash handouts to households facing sharp falls in income, Abe told parliament.The government will also..