The Japanese government decided Tuesday to allocate 989.15 billion yen ($6.7 billion) in subsides to curb electricity and gas bills, mostly using up its reserve fund set aside to combat inflation. The package aid is intended to ease the pain of rising energy costs on households in the fall, when people still rely on air conditioners and often travel by car. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government terminated the subsidies for electricity and gas bills in May, but decided in June to reinstate them between August and October to support households suffering from higher energy prices. The governm…