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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government will do everything it can to support smaller businesses to weather the possible impact of the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
The government held an extraordinary meeting of its Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on Tuesday.
Besides helping small companies, Abe said it is necessary to nip risks in the bud to keep the global economic growth on track.
He was responding to comments by a private-sector member of the Council. Sadayuki Sakakibara is the chairman of Japan's largest business federation, Keidanren.
Sakakibara spoke of heightened concern among Japanese companies about confusion in financial markets and a need to rethink their business strategies.
Published Date:2016-06-28