In the course of the US 'Bloomberg News to provide cash to the people to respond to Corona 19, it released an analytical firm that Korea has surpassed Japan.

Bloomberg News concluded this in an article titled that Korea, accustomed to IT technology, beat Japan, which was dominated by paperwork.

The correspondence pointed out that both countries passed laws to support cash to citizens on the 30th of last month, but pointed out that there was a huge difference in the speed of actual payments.

In Korea, as of the 19th, 80% of all households received support funds, but in Japan, local governments began to send applications by mail, and only 19% of them received real money.

Bloomberg said Korea's centralized administrative capability and identification system are key factors.

On the contrary, Japan pointed out that only 16% of the people with personal identification cards are online, so it is not easy to apply online and the people must stand in a long line to apply for documents.

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