Launch of "Residential Eco-Points
New energy-efficient housing construction, etc.
January 30, 2010, Makuhari, Chiba - Prospective buyers visit energy-efficient, eco-friendly model houses at a housing exhibition center in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, on Saturday, January 30, 2010. The House of Councilors Budget Committee approved on January 28 a supplementary budget for fiscal 2009 containing stimulus measures worth 7.2 trillion yen that are aimed at shoring up the weak Japanese economy. The stimulus package includes a new housing version of the "eco-point" purchase incentive program to build energy-efficient homes and add energy-efficient features to existing homes. (Photo by Fujifotos/AFLO) [3618] -mis-