471,000 applications for cash handouts sent back with wrong addresses

Saturday 04th July, 11:35 AM JST

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griff at 12:44 PM JST - 4th July

i made sure i got mine right!
timeon at 12:59 PM JST - 4th July

I haven't got mine. and the address was correct. I checked the HP of the city office, couldn't find where to call them
outofmydepth at 02:07 PM JST - 4th July

what a collosal waste of money. if they had given us really good tax breaks instead.
Betting at 02:55 PM JST - 4th July

"I haven't got mine. and the address was correct. I checked the HP of the city office, couldn't find where to call them".

I sent mine in in maybe April or early May and recently I was thinking if I would ever get the notification. Well, golly gee whiz!! I got it just last Wednesday (July 1) and guess what? The money was actually put into my account on June 12!!! How's that for efficiency? Getting the notice a good two after the money was transferred.
TokyoTanuki at 03:11 PM JST - 4th July

I received mine, but I was also sent the application form for another foreigner with a similar name to my own, which I sent back to the ward-office.
sakurasuki at 03:14 PM JST - 4th July

Just before the election another move from the incumbent.
Disillusioned at 05:24 PM JST - 4th July

It's so hard to type while I'm rolling around on the floor laughing!
sk4ek at 06:08 PM JST - 4th July

This makes it sound as though the local governments doing the mailings are at fault, when in fact most of these have been returned due to lack of a forwarding address, people moving without changing their address at their local ward office, or for other reasons not within the local governments' control.
saru_au at 06:31 PM JST - 4th July

well, i moved from one ward to another, and had to lodge this change that was updated on my alien card... you'd think they would know my current address... have to go see them on Monday and see what's up with me 12K :)
namabiru4me at 07:00 PM JST - 4th July

I got mine!

Just remember, the fine US of A sent a whole bunch to DEAD people...no reports of how Japan did in that respect.
gogogo at 07:36 PM JST - 4th July

This information is mixed up, are they talking about the actual paper sent in the mail or the money sent to the banks after filling out the forms?
helloklitty at 08:04 PM JST - 4th July

what a collosal waste of money. if they had given us really good tax breaks instead

Yes, a tax break would be much more welcome, but the public is too stupid to be grateful for those so politicians say "We're giving you money" and then people feel some gratitude.

It's like the property tax - fairly insignificant but oh so noticeable.
Den Den at 08:24 PM JST - 4th July

So if foreigners have the wrong address with the new law, 200,000 yen fine. But 471,000 Japanese get off scot free!
DentShop at 12:40 AM JST - 5th July

This is what happens in an unprepared panic. With an unprepared public.
gogogo at 10:38 PM JST - 5th July

Den Den: Interesting point.