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What caused Shimane Prefecture to lose out on approximately 17.82 million yen (roughly $123,000) in national subsidies? A) A delay in submitting the subsidy application form. B) Incorrectly entering the expense amount on the application form. C) Using outdated subsidy application guidelines. D) Submitting the application to the wrong government department. Correct Answer: B) Incorrectly entering the expense amount on the application form. Shimane Prefecture mistakenly entered the subsidy application's actual expense amount as "35691," assuming the form required amounts in thousands of yen, instead of the correct entry "35691000." Due to this numerical error, the prefecture received just 18,000 yen ($124) instead of the intended subsidy of around 17.84 million yen and failed to secure additional payment after discovering the mistake. Read the full English article