Nakagusuku to subsidize weddings starting 2022 inclusive of LGBTQ and common-law unions
The Nakagusuku Village Office.
February 20, 2022 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Takaya Kinra
The village of Nakagusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, plans to reimburse local wedding and reception costs up to 100,000 yen per couple beginning in fiscal 2022.
The budget will be submitted to the village council’s March regular meeting on March 4.
The funding will help couples that were unable to have their wedding during the pandemic, as well as the local bridal industry which was hit hard by the dampened economy. According to Nakagusuku’s industrial promotion division, the subsidy is the first of its kind in the prefecture. Couples looking to receive reimbursement will need to provide receipts from the wedding hall. Further details are still under discussion. The subsidy will use 5 million yen from the special regional development government grant and is budgeted based on 50 couples.
Mayor Kyosuke Hamada, commented, “I hope young people will take advantage of the scheme and find joy during the pandemic.”
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)
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