Japan governors ask gov't to boost grants in fight against pandemic

Japanese prefectural governors on Saturday asked the central government to increase the amount of extraordinary grants for local governments to fund various measures against the coronavirus pandemic.With the number of infections resurging in Japan, the National Governors' Association filed the request to increase the grants, which now total 3 trillion yen ($28 billion), in an urgent proposal it adopted at an online meeting on the coronavirus response.The grants are used to fund measures such as the improvement of medical capacity and aid for bars, restaurants and other businesses which susp…READ FULL ARTICLE