The Japanese government and the ruling coalition are considering providing cash to households in an effort to buoy personal spending dented by the coronavirus outbreak, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.Officials and lawmakers are studying the possibility of extending more than 12,000 yen ($112) per person, a level the government provided to all Japanese people in 2009 in response to the global financial crisis following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., according to the sources.The envisaged cash handouts may serve as a pillar in an emergency economic package the gove…READ FULL ARTICLE
