According to Japanese media reports, at 6:00 pm local time on April 17, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a press conference and announced that the Japanese government decided to issue 100,000 yen (about RMB 6,600) in cash to all citizens. No restrictions.
Previously, Japan announced that it would expand the target area of the emergency declaration in response to the spread of new coronavirus from 7 prefectures to the whole country.
Abe said at the press conference that in order to improve the speed of distribution and avoid group gathering, the 100,000 yen distribution method will not go through the local government ’s office window, and It is handled by mail or online.
Previously, Japan planned to subsidize 300,000 yen per household to low-income families. With the announcement of the new policy of 100,000 yen per person, the original policy will be withdrawn. In response, Shinzo Abe stated that he should have made a judgment earlier, and he was responsible for the policy confusion caused.