Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to unveil a ¥21.9 trillion ($140 billion) economic stimulus package to address a range of challenges from inflation to wage growth, according to public broadcaster NHK.

Japan's government is considering 21.9 trillion yen ($141 billion) worth of fiscal spending under a new stimulus package to be approved this week, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday. The overall size of the package,

Japan's ruling coalition on Wednesday agreed with a key opposition party on the draft of an economic stimulus package, clearing a major hurdle for the $87 billion package designed to help cushion the blow to households from rising prices.