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‘PLEASE HELP US’ Foreign students give criteria for cash handout a failing grade June 4, 2020 Pham Si Cuong is living off of just two meals a day made of cheap foods, such as eggs and natto, on a strained budget that suddenly tightened after the new coronavirus hit Japan.
MORE FIRMS GO UNDER COVID-19 crisis sends more than 200 companies into bankruptcy June 4, 2020 More than 200 companies have filed for bankruptcy in relation to the coronavirus crisis in Japan, leading to thousands of job losses, according to the latest count by a credit reporting agency.

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