A magazine sold by people living on the street. Cash is paid in half for the new sales. New Corona April 30 21:52

The company is urgently cashing people who are in need of life because the number of people who live on the streets is halving the sales of magazines, which has been cut by half due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Started to pay.

The magazine "Big Issue" is a book that people living on the street can get 230 yen by selling it for 450 yen at the street corner. It started in England in 1991 and was published in Japan in 2003. It was.

However, due to the spread of the new coronavirus and the call for self-restraint to go out nationwide, the number of people in the city has decreased, sales have decreased by half compared to the same period last year, and the income of those who sell has dropped sharply. It means that

Given this situation, the company urgently decided to pay cash because 60 people were living on magazine income alone.

On the 30th, the target people gathered at an office in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and received 50,000 yen.

This benefit is part of the revenue from online subscriptions that started this month.

Mr. Atsushi Nishi, who received the cash, said, “I can feel comfortable and calm when I receive a large amount of money. I hope I can go back and sell magazines.” It was

Ms. Mirai Sano in charge said, “There are people who cannot receive public support due to various backgrounds. The long-term impact of the situation is a big concern, but I thank the people who subscribed. I was talking. "