Abe said he will instruct Economy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara on Tuesday to start work on compiling a fiscal stimulus package, but did not mention how much the size of spending will be.
Abe was speaking at a news conference after his ruling coalition won a landslide victory on Sunday in an upper house election. (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto, Stanley White and Leika Kihara; Editing by Chris Gallagher)Japan PM: To speed up maglev train construction as part of economy package
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