Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday told seven members of a group of war-displaced Japanese that he has told the health ministry to look at new ways to help the roughly 2,500 resettled Chinese of Japanese descent who were left behind at the end of the war.
A key component of any plan will likely be a monthly allowance of 130,000 yen for each person, sources said.
Abe did not give any details about financial assistance during the meeting but he told the group that the government is looking at ways to improve their Japanese and help their children and grandchildren land jobs. The war-displaced and their families are in general financially strapped and face discrimination.
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