Japan’s Takaichi Considers Using Reserve Funds to Counter Rising Electricity, Gas Costs; Says Government Has Not Determined Mideast Situation to Be Survival-Threatening

Japan’s Takaichi Considers Using Reserve Funds to Counter Rising Electricity, Gas Costs; Says Government Has Not Determined Mideast Situation to Be Survival-Threatening

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed during the House of Representatives Budget Committee’s intensive debates on Monday that her administration is considering countermeasures to address rising electricity and gas costs due to soaring crude oil prices caused by the ongoing situation in Iran.