Japan passes 4 trillion yen disaster relief budget

Japan passes 4 trillion yen disaster relief budget
Tokyo (AFP) May 2, 2011 -
Japan's parliament on Monday passed an emergency 4 trillion yen ($49 billion) budget to help fund reconstruction after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern regions. Ruling and opposition lawmakers put aside their differences in an effort to launch efforts to rebuild the country's quake-hit northeast as quickly as possible. But analysts warned the passing of ... more