Japanese Economic Stimulus Check
Good news for those of you (us...) living in Japan!
CLAIR just confirmed that registered foreign residents can receive Aso's economic stimulus checks! While the checks will reportedly give each recipient between ￥8,000 and ￥12,000 additional yen in their pocket, this is part of a (widely criticized) package that includes credits and loans to support small businesses, a cut in regional highway tolls and the 2 trillion yen in cash benefits (that we are seeing now) to be delivered to households by the end of March.
In true Japanese beaurocratic fashion, however, after waffling on the issue for months, the government is moving forward on this hard and fast. Everyone has to have their current address registered at their local municipal office by FEBRUARY 1ST (essentially this Friday) to receive the money.
CLAIR just confirmed that registered foreign residents can receive Aso's economic stimulus checks! While the checks will reportedly give each recipient between ￥8,000 and ￥12,000 additional yen in their pocket, this is part of a (widely criticized) package that includes credits and loans to support small businesses, a cut in regional highway tolls and the 2 trillion yen in cash benefits (that we are seeing now) to be delivered to households by the end of March.
In true Japanese beaurocratic fashion, however, after waffling on the issue for months, the government is moving forward on this hard and fast. Everyone has to have their current address registered at their local municipal office by FEBRUARY 1ST (essentially this Friday) to receive the money.
posted by Brenda Ann Elizabeth McKinney @ 8:12 PM
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