The town of Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture was awarded 800 million yen in grants from the central government as part of an aid programme aimed at boosting local economies amid the pandemic, according to domestic media.
Japan is battling a fourth wave of coronavirus infections and the cabinet approved a $708 billion stimulus package in December to help the economy recover from the pandemic-induced slump. Reuters called Noto's government but the person who answered was not authorised to speak with the press. Japan's government buildings were closed on Wednesday for annual Golden Week holidays.The grants were not specifically earmarked for spending related to treating coronavirus patients, and Ishikawa Prefecture's infection rate is low compared to other parts of Japan, according to local media.
Governments should use the relief fund to help citizens pay for funerals, medical cost and fund small businesses. Not some bs squid that doesn’t even look cool.
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A bullet proof tourism inducing strategy, id you ask me. Irresistible
You know, I had the Amazon River or the Great Pyramids of Giza next on my tourism list, but after reading this I might have to revise it
relief fund well-spent?