Ad-covered bus launched in Tokyo

Ad-covered bus launched in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government launches a bus covered with advertisements April 10 to help reduce the massive debts in its bus operation. The local government has so far received ad applications for 380 buses. Fees average 1.2 million yen a bus for a year, and the government expects to gain 500 million yen in revenue from the new venture in fiscal 2000.

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