THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 21, 2020 at 15:00 JST
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the state minister in charge of economic revitalization who is also the government point man in dealing with the novel coronavirus pandemic, addresses the panel of experts in Tokyo on Nov. 20. (Tomohiro Yamamoto)
Fears that Japan is in the grip of a "third wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the government's panel of experts dealing with the health crisis to shift gear and recommend a full-scale review of the Go To Travel tourism promotion campaign intended to spur economic activity. [Read More]
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