Japan begins distributing cash handouts for virus relief

Some small municipalities in Japan began distributing on Thursday one-off cash handouts to people to help cushion them from the economic fallout related to the new coronavirus' spread.But the handouts of 100,000 yen ($938) per person may begin later in big cities because of the amount of paperwork, including processing the applications.In the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, financial institutions first give residents the cash and the town office will later pay the amount back using funds from the state.Those who have accounts at the bank affiliated with a local agriculture cooperative or a c…READ FULL ARTICLE