Japan eyes fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat pandemic pain

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will compile a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion (893.15 billion pounds) that will include a sizable amount of direct spending to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a draft of the budget obtained by Reuters showed on Wednesday.The stimulus, which will be funded partly by a second extra budget, will be on top of a $1.1 trillion package already rolled out last month, putting the total amount Japan spends to combat the virus fallout at 234..