Erroneous transfer of COVID funds in Japanese town

Erroneous transfer of COVID funds in Japanese town

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the town hall of Abu in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2022. In April, the town mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen ($358,000) in COVID-19 relief money to a 24-year-old male resident, who was at the top of the list, instead of just 100,000 yen each household was supposed to receive.

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