Apr 20, 2021
From free bath salt giveaways to shopping coupons and discounted taxi rides, municipalities across Japan are coming up with an array of incentive programs to not only prod residents into getting vaccinated against COVID-19, but to help revitalize struggling local businesses.
Japan isn’t alone in seeing efforts by authorities to coax the public into getting vaccinated.
In Israel, which has the highest vaccination rate in the world, a so-called Green Pass has been issued to those fully vaccinated as a ticket back to normalcy, granting its holders access to facilities such as gyms, hotels and theaters. China, too, is accelerating its inoculation campaign as some local governments offer those who have been vaccinated a range of sweeteners from free eggs to grocery discounts.
Japan s local governments get creative to incentivize vaccinations
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Reusable packaging initiative Loop gearing up in Japan to fight plastic waste
January 1, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Seasonings are seen in reusable glass jars in this photo provided by Ajinomoto Co. TOKYO Twenty-three Japanese companies ranging from food to cosmetics firms are set to take part in an initiative beginning in 2021 to collect and reuse containers in a bid to reduce plastic waste. The project will focus mainly on glass containers, which are easy to reuse, with simple designs creating a sense of uniformity, setting them apart from regular retail products. As it gears up to begin in the Kanto region in eastern Japan in March 2021, eyes will be on whether consumers will accept the move.