Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced in a press conference on January 4 that the contingency funds from the fiscal 2023 budget will be allocated to support the victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on January 4, 2024. PHOTO: THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
January 5, 2024
TOKYO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced in a press conference on Thursday that the contingency funds from the fiscal 2023 budget will be allocated to support the victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The plan, which is expected to amount to about ¥4 billion, will be decided in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.