Japan lawmakers agree to avert ‘fiscal cliff’, election looms

Japan’s ruling and opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to quickly pass a deficit funding bill in parliament, in a move that will keep the country from falling off its version of a ‘fiscal cliff’ as the prime minister eyes elections as early as next month. The bill is needed to borrow some $480 b…

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Japan lawmakers agree to avert ‘fiscal cliff’, election looms