FILE - In this Friday, May 31, 2013 file photo, shoppers walk at a shopping mall in Tokyo. Japan's Cabinet approved billions of dollars of stimulus spending in a supplementary budget meant to perk up a faltering economic recovery and cushion the impact of a sales tax hike next April. The 5.5 trillion yen ($53 billion) in fresh stimulus approved Thursday, Dec. 12, is aimed at creating at least 250,000 jobs and is heavily weighted toward construction projects. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)