Japan is giving its citizens $930 of free money, joining the US in handing out stimulus checks during the coronavirus pandemic
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference on coronavirus at his official residence in Tokyo.Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to hand out 100,000 yen to each citizen, in place of a previous sanction meant to cover households impacted by the outbreak.
Japan expanded its state of emergency on Friday beyond its main population centres, including Tokyo and Osaka, to include all 47 of its districts.Japan is the latest country to experiment with giving cash straight to citizens after the US began distributing stimulus checks to people.
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