Abe seeks stimulus for post-disaster, post-Olympics growth

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe chairs a meeting with business leaders on regulatory reform Oct. 31. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

SHUNSUKE SHIGETA and MARIKO KOTAKI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to call for stimulus measures to prop up an economy battered by a string of natural disasters and sustain growth past next year's Tokyo Olympics, Nikkei has learned.

With the global economy showing signs of slowing amid the trade war and uncertainty over Brexit, Abe hopes to ensure the economy will keep humming with an injection of government spending.

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