Japan growth plan bets on green-tech, health, tourism

Posted on 24 June 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

TOKYO — Japan, battling to revive its economy, on Friday pledged to create five million jobs through a 10-year growth strategy centred on green technology, health care, tourism and closer links with Asia.

The centre-left government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who took office last week, has pledged to end two decades of stagnation in Asia’s biggest economy and achieve stable real economic growth above 2.0 percent a year.

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