Japan’s cabinet has approved a record ¥107.60 trillion budget for 2022 to fight against the pandemic and increasing social security costs. Social security spending is more than a third of the overall budget to address the medical needs of the aging population. The government has set up a ¥5 trillion reserve fund for COVID emergencies.
To know more, read a full news article originally published in Nikkei Asia.
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