Man held for free train ride halfway across Japan for coronavirus handout

A Filipino man has been arrested for allegedly taking a free ride on a bullet train halfway across the country in hopes of getting the government's 100,000 yen ($920) coronavirus cash handout, police said Friday.The man, Kris Noel Macalalad Eliseo, 35, was arrested Thursday after he set off an alarm as he tried to pass through a ticket gate without a ticket at Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture, they said.He is suspected of traveling from Tokyo Station to Hakata Station -- a distance of over 1,100 kilometers -- on Thursday without paying the 22,200 yen fee.Related coverage:READ FULL ARTICLE