By YOSHINORI HAYASHI/ Staff Writer
July 14, 2022 at 18:33 JST
Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases who heads an expert panel advising the health ministry on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, speaks at a news conference on July 13. (Kai Ichino)
The central government is delaying the start of its promotion and subsidy program for the tourism industry due to the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, tourism minister Tetsuo Saito announced on July 14. [Read More]
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