Cash handout begins in Aomori and Hokkaido villages

Cash handout begins in Aomori and Hokkaido villages

AOMORI, Japan - Staff at the office of Nishimeya in Aomori Prefecture, a village located at the foot of the Shirakami Mountains designated as a World Natural Heritage site, are busy March 5 preparing for a cash handout plan for residents under Prime Minister Taro Aso's controversial cash benefit plan. (Kyodo)

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