Q&A: How do I receive 100,000 yen from the government?

The following are questions and answers regarding the government's plan to give 100,000 yen ($930) to everyone in Japan.Q: Why is the government doing this?A: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said the handout is meant to be a show of solidarity as the nation hunkers down for what could be a long fight against the novel coronavirus. It replaces an earlier plan to give 300,000 yen to households that suffer a big drop in income because of the outbreak. While the move was ostensibly tied to last week's declaration of a nationwide state of emergency, the ruling coalition and opposition parties had …READ FULL ARTICLE