Japan pays $38 hazard bonus to troops on coronavirus duty

Daily allowance raised as 2,700 SDF members risked exposure in cruise ship response

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Self-Defense Forces personnel work outside the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at a port in Yokohama. © Kyodo

RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and health ministry staff who have responded to the coronavirus outbreak will receive a special daily bonus of up to 4,000 yen ($38).

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