cash handouts for low-income households and regional economies. To help fund the package, top spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said the government will submit an additional budget to parliament after the Oct. 27 general election. $JGB $USDJPY #EconTwitter#fintwit

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Japan’s Ishiba Orders Economic Package as Election Looms

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba instructed his cabinet on Friday to draw up a package of economic measures in a show of support to inflation-hit voters ahead of a general election.