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More people are remitting cash to municipalities where they do not live, such as their childhood homes in the countryside, using the tax-deductible furusato nōzei (hometown donation) program. Spikes are seen whenever a natural disaster strikes, and the surge in giving has led some to say a culture of donations may now be taking root in Japan.
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