`` Mercy on the New Year's Day '' 360 reward dishes of reciprocation goods Canceled delivery Ibaraki Chikusei January 1 20:50

The city has decided to discontinue delivery of approximately 360 New Year dishes, which Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture had planned to deliver as a homecoming tax return, because the vendor's production was too late.

The delivery has been canceled for two types of New Year dishes that Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture, used as hometown tax return goods.

According to the city, these New Year's dishes were to be delivered as return goods to those who donated by the 31st, but the city received a series of inquiries about "the return goods did not arrive," When I checked with the contractor, it was reported that there was a report that "production was not in time" one day before dawn.

Chikusei City ...

In response, the city stopped delivering approximately 360 New Year's meals and posted the wording on its website. According to the city, the amount of tax paid for stopping delivery is over 20 million yen, so we will refund the amount paid or give a return gift in the future.

Chikusei City Planning Division says, "I am sorry for the inconvenience and I am deeply afraid. I would like to do my best to respond to those who could not deliver the new year."

The manufacturer ...

On the other hand, the contractor in charge of manufacturing Osechi received an order for approximately 10,000 Osechi including 2,000 return items, and told NHK that "the schedule of production and the arrangement of personnel, etc. Did not work. I feel blamed for ruining many people's New Year's Day and feel responsible. "