Japan to Collect ¥7 Billion From Businesses To Finance Asbestos Compensation Fund

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Tokyo—The Japanese government Aug. 30 proposed to collect ¥7.34 billion ($63 million) annually from all businesses participating in the government's worker disaster compensation insurance scheme in order to provide compensation for asbestos victims, Toshiro Segawa, the general manager of the Ministry of Environment's Asbestos Victim Support Policy Section, said Aug. 31.rnThe government would formally adopt the plan by year-end, officials said.