TOKYO -- Despite a series of spending packages Japan has enacted to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic, relief has been slow to reach struggling businesses and individuals as onerous applications and technical glitches delay the process.
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Japan's $1tn coronavirus aid sits mired in bureaucratic logjam
Less than 40% have received $930 cash payout from first spending package
Financial relief has been slow to reach businesses hit by shutdown requests. (Photo by Kento Awashima)
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