TOKYO -- Japan will compile a third round of stimulus worth roughly 73.6 trillion yen ($706 billion), Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday, aiming to shore up an economy threatened by a surge in coronavirus cases.
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A hospital ICU in Kawasaki: The stimulus package includes aid to prefectures to expand health care capacity. © Reuters
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