THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 17, 2020 at 18:15 JST
Visitors crowd the Asakusa district on the first weekend after Tokyo was included in the "Go To Travel" program. (Takuya Isayama)
The government’s “Go To Travel” program proved to be a boon to the tourism industry reeling from the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but many small and midsize travel agencies are still awaiting payment of sums they temporarily footed to give travelers a discount. [Read More]
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