Japan working on tourism-boosting measures

Japan working on tourism-boosting measures

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, alongside tourism minister Keiichi Ishii, speaks in a meeting with tourism officials in Tokyo on June 16, 2016. Suga asked relevant ministries to include tourism-related spending in their budget requests as the country aims to have 40 million foreign visitors by the time it hosts the Olympics in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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