Request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay 100,000 yen to overseas Japanese people New Corona July 6 13:12

A volunteer group requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan to provide a uniform cash benefit of 100,000 yen to Japanese people living overseas as well as in Japan.

Regarding the uniform payment of 100,000 yen in cash, the target is limited to people living in Japan, and for Japanese living overseas, the government is currently not able to accurately grasp information such as name and address It is excluded from the target.

Under such circumstances, Takahiro Saito, an employee of the company, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of a group of Japanese volunteers living overseas, who lost their jobs and lost their income due to the new coronavirus in the United States and Brazil. I submitted a document summarizing the situation of about 30 people.

Then, after taking preventive measures such as double benefits, we requested that Japanese living overseas, as well as in Japan, make a uniform payment of 100,000 yen in cash immediately.

Mr. Saito, who made the request, told reporters, "There are quite a few foreign students who do not have income. There are people who do not want to return to Japan, so I want to get relief soon."

Regarding the uniform payment of 100,000 yen to Japanese living abroad, both the ruling and opposition parties have expressed the opinion that it should be provided, and the government is continuing to consider it.