Japan to suspend travel subsidy campaign nationwide

Japan to suspend travel subsidy campaign nationwide

Tourist minister Kazuyoshi Akaba attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2020, to explain the government's decision the previous day to suspend its travel subsidy program nationwide during the New Year holidays amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

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