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Abe vows subsidies as coronavirus forces Japan school closures

PM offers help for working parents, insists Olympics are still on

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe explains his coronavirus response in Tokyo on Feb. 29. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa)

JADA NAGUMO and FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writers
February 29, 2020 18:45 JST
Updated on February 29, 2020 20:23 JST

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday said his government will provide subsidies to help working parents cope with school closures aimed at containing the new coronavirus.

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