Gov't to cut welfare benefits

Gov't to cut welfare benefits

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Welfare minister Norihisa Tamura answers reporters' questions in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2013. Tamura said that welfare benefits for the poor will be reduced as a whole, reflecting a government panel's finding that some recipients are receiving more money than the average living costs of low-income workers.

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