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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces a stimulus package worth more than $100 billion as he tries to ease the pressure from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low.
Voters in the world's third-largest economy have been reeling from rising prices since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last year, pushing up energy costs and putting pressure on the government.
"Our current top priority is to get out of deflation and to put our economy on a path of growth," he said. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES