Japanese PM Takaichi pledges fiscal discipline, outlines policy plans in Diet speech
CNA
The brief
Japan's prime minister has addressing lawmakers at the start of the extraordinary Diet session, announcing cuts to the consumption tax on food products and a five-year action plan to boost domestic investment. Sanae Takaichi promised to keep government spending under control as investors worry that more borrowing could add to the country's already massive debt. CNA Senior Correspondent Michiyo Ishida has more.
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