Okinawa to raise Employment Adjustment Subsidy as an emergency measure to aid businesses affected by the coronavirus
Denny Tamaki announcing the plan to assist local business affected by the spread of COVID-19. March 9, at the Okinawa Prefectural Office
March 9, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki announced emergency measures to support business owners suffering from the effects COVID-19 such as the sharp decrease in sales March 9 at an emergency press conference.
Governor Tamaki indicated, “The complex industry that is the tourism business is being affected in many regions, and I can only surmise that these effects are being felt by small and medium-sized business the most,” announcing that they would be raising Japan’s Employment Adjustment Subsidy.
They are also looking into maintaining the international flight routes that have been reducing service one after the other, as well as remote work using lodging facilities in Okinawa.
Okinawa vice-governor Moritake Tomikawa commented on the effects on Okinawa’s tourism industry, the main industry in Okinawa, stressing, “The decline has been major, reaching nearly the levels seen after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.”
They are also looking into presenting a 2019 supplemental spending bill to the Okinawa prefectural assembly now in session.
The current voluntary ban on the hosting of events will be lifted once the prefecture is able to scientifically ascertain that the situation has ended.
They also raised the possibility of an advertising campaign to help boost sales for the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries.
Governor Tamaki stressed, “After considering the extraordinary situation that Okinawa is facing, we have decided to immediately use Japan’s emergency measures as well as measures that can be taken by Okinawa Prefecture.”
(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)
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