THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 1, 2020 at 15:39 JST
A village resident of Awashimaura, Niigata Prefecture, fills out an application form for the 100,000-yen cash payment. (Provided by Awashimaura village government)
The centerpiece of the 25.691 trillion yen ($240 billion) supplementary budget that passed the Diet on April 30 is an emergency package to tide over every household during the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More]
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