Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to announce plans to invest 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) over five years in human resources development for growth industries in his speech during an extraordinary parliamentary session to be convened next week, government sources said Wednesday. Kishida is also expected to vow to "sincerely, humbly and respectfully face the severe opinions of the public" in light of the controversy over ties between members of his Liberal Democratic Party and the Unification Church, as well as the state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A ...
