Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Japan town recovers 35 mil. yen in mistakenly sent COVID funds
YAMAGUCHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Over 35 million yen has been returned to a local government in western Japan that mistakenly sent 46.3 million yen ($363,0 Full article
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