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JAPAN: Most Japan firms affected by typhoons, want Abe govt to spend more (RTRS

Poll)

- Three quarters of Japanese companies have been hurt by a string of natural

disasters over the past two years, suffering damage to factories, office

buildings, distribution networks and supply chains, a Reuters survey found.

- Most of those companies suffered direct or indirect effects that lasted more

than a week while the impact lasted more than a month for a third respondents.

Most firms in the Reuters Corporate Survey said they want the government of

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to spend more on steps such as strengthening levees

and repairing aged infrastructure.

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