Only 1 in 5 Japanese happy with 100,000 yen handout plan: Kyodo poll

Only one in five Japanese are satisfied with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan to give every household 100,000 yen ($880) in cash and vouchers for each child aged 18 or under as part of stimulus measures to shore up the coronavirus-hit economy, according to a Kyodo News survey conducted through Thursday.Asked what they think of the move, 19.3 percent of respondents in the two-day nationwide telephone survey said it is "appropriate," while 24.0 percent called for across-the-board handouts.Another 34.7 percent said the annual income limit to be eligible for the 100,000 yen -- below 9.6 mill…READ FULL ARTICLE