46% of “special loans” could not start repayment due to the impact of the new coronavirus. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to continue providing support to people whose income has not recovered since the coronav virus outbreak.

The government provides interest-free loans of up to 2 million yen for living expenses to households that have lost their jobs or experienced a decrease in income due to effects of thenew coronav Virus. It has been a year since the government started repaying the "special loan"