Japan ruling party eyes 100 trillion yen stimulus to battle coronavirus
(WorldNews Japan)

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling party called for stimulus worth a total of 100 trillion yen ($926 billion), or 16-17% of economic output, to combat the hit to the economy from the coronavirus, with the government set to sell bonds worth 16 trillion yen to help fund it. Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida unveiled the government’s draft proposal, saying he wanted to secure a stimulus package worth at...