100,000 yen uniform benefit People who are not eligible have difficulty in living New Corona 8:32 on May 1
Foreigners staying in Japan who do not have an entry on the Basic Resident Register are not eligible for cash of 100,000 yen, but some foreigners who graduated from Japanese language school in March returned to Japan due to the spread of the new coronavirus. I can't do or work part-time, so I am in need of life.
Carlos Duque (28), a Colombian native of South America, graduated from a Japanese language school in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo in mid-March, but was unable to return to Japan due to the suspension of international flights due to the spread of the new coronavirus. I will.
To extend his stay in Japan before the expiry date of his student visa, he was forced to change to a short-term visa that does not allow him to work, which cuts his income path.
Mr. Duque is now spending his part-time job at a karaoke store or hotel until graduation, cutting down on food costs and living, and he had the Colombian Embassy divide food for him last week.
My mother in Colombia borrowed money and sent me cash this month, but she disappeared to pay 40,000 yen for rent this month, and only 20,000 yen remains on hand, so she can pay next month's rent. can not.
On the 30th, Duque visited a graduated Japanese language school for help and the school decided to provide food such as meat and eggs.
Mr. Duque said, "I can't do a part-time job, I can't ask my mother to borrow money, and I can't do anything about it."
Tokiko Arai, president of the Japanese language school, said, "There are many students who have graduated from the Japanese language school in a similar situation. I want the government to recognize that there are such international students and support them." I was talking.
Japanese people staying abroad will also appeal for compensation
A Japanese woman staying in Spain who has not been eligible for payment due to the transfer of a foreign country lost her job due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and is unable to return to Japan, so she was forced to stay abroad. Is seeking compensation for those who are
Yuki Ino (32) is a restaurant "Bar" that offers food and wine in San Sebastian in northern Spain by using a working holiday system that allows you to stay while working without a working visa. I was working as a cook.
However, when the new coronavirus infection spread in Spain and an emergency situation was declared in March, the restaurant business was banned and I lost my job.
Mr. Ino has no formal employment contract with his employer and is not compensated by the Spanish government.
I thought about returning to Japan, but I have not been able to return to Japan because airfares have skyrocketed and travel to the airport has been restricted.
Savings is that the prospect to pay the rent of May in front to get the bottom is not standing.
Mr. Ino, who had planned to stay in Spain for about one year, reported that he had moved abroad in June of last year before traveling, and as of 27th there is no entry in the Basic Resident Register, so he is not eligible for benefits. You cannot receive 100,000 yen.
Mr. Ino said, "I'm abandoned by both Japan and Spain, and I don't know where to go. I need 100,000 yen to live and return to Japan. Even if I want to return to Japan by the reference date, I can return. I think that there are many who did not, so I would like to compensate the Japanese who are overseas in some way. "