On May 29, 1:55 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 28, 8:59 pm, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 27, 7:58 pm, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > Tokyo-to, Ota-ku ... JPY480,000 ... in cash.  One time.  And they also
> > > reimbursed the JPY400,000 for the basic hospital stay fee upon
> > > presentation of the checkout paperwork.  Of course, the family Human
> > > Being _did_ handle the paperwork.  The Animal just followed along behind
> > > and pushed the stroller.
>
> > I didn't know it was so profitable; my BYJW would have probalby gone
> > home to have the baby had she known about this; that'd more than cover
> > airfare.
>
> > John W.
>
> I'm so (blissfully) ignorant about this, that I don't even know if it
> varies from prefecture to prefecture (or city!?).

Even varies ward to ward.

Biggest way to profit from this is to have a pair of kids (or better)
at the same time.
You get money for each kid but the hospital stay price remains the
same, regardless
of how many come out.  I know of at least 2 people that have done this
(not deliberately,
of course.)

Tuesday seems to be the day they start handing out the child
allowances.  Going to
have to start saving it up for that school the wee one will be
starting soon.  Might just cover
the school uniform socks, if I am lucky.