Tokyo, Nov 11, 2025 (AFP) - Japan PM seeks growth via AI, chips and ships

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Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wants to revive the world's number four economy by investing in 17 key areas including AI, chips and shipbuilding, government documents showed Tuesday. The growth plan due to be finalised in 2026 is being prepared in parallel with a new stimulus package expected by late November that the Nikkei business daily said could be worth more than 10 trillion yen ($65 billion). Takaichi, appointed Japan's fifth pr......

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