FOREIGN VISITORS IN JAPAN FALL BY 98.3% IN JANUARY 2020 AMID PANDEMIC

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• Foreign visitors in Japan fall by 98.3% in January 2020 amid pandemic.
• Visitors from Vietnam made up almost half of the arrivals at 20,000 in January.
• Visitors from China came in second, followed by South Korea.

JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS TRAVEL SURPLUS TO SHRINK 79.2 PERCENT AMID PANDEMIC

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• Japan Govt. reports travel surplus to shrink 79.2 percent amid pandemic.
• Japan's travel balance in 2020 logged black ink in 2020.
• The primary income balance showed a surplus of 20.72 trillion yen.
• Imports d...

JAPAN’ ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PLAN TO BE EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE NEXT YEAR

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• Japan ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy plan to be extended until June next year.
• The extension of the travel subsidy is aimed at boosting the economy during the pandemic.
• The govt. is expected to add another economic st...

SAPPORO AND OSAKA TO BE EXCLUDED FOR THREE WEEKS FROM JAPAN’S TRAVEL SUBSIDY PLAN

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• Sapporo and Osaka to be excluded for three weeks from Japan’s travel subsidy plan.
• The minister in charge of Japan’s virus response, Yasutoshi Nishimura announced the same.
• The government will compensate for t...

JAPANESE GOVT. CONSIDERING EXTENDING ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PROGRAM UNTIL JANUARY

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• Japanese Govt. considering extending ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy program until January.
• The new date has so far not been determined.
• The government plans to draft a third supplementary budget for fiscal 2020.
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JAPAN SAW A PLUNGE IN FOREIGN TRAVELERS IN SEPTEMBER; 99 PERCENT

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• Japan saw a plunge in foreign travelers in September; 99 percent.
• The number of Japanese nationals departing the country came down to 98.2 percent.
• By the end of the year, the government is said to come up with a plan to ...

TOKYO TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COUNTRY’S ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PROGRAM

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• Tokyo to be included in the country’s ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy program.
• The domestic travel subsidy program will start from Oct.1.
• The travel campaign is around $12.7 billion.
• At least 7.81 mil...

JAPAN’S ‘GO TO TRAVEL’ SUBSIDY PLAN TO INCREASE ITS COST BEARING BY HALF FROM OCTOBER

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• Japan’s ‘Go To Travel’ subsidy plan to reduce its cost bearing by half from October.
• Previously the government covered only 35 percent of the travelers’ cost.
• The entire program is about $12.7 bil...

JAPAN CLARIFIES THE RUMORS TO BEAR A PART OF VISITORS' EXPENSES

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• Japan Tourism Agency dismissed the rumors of a campaign that would pay half of the visitors’ expenses
• The rumor was viewed as an attempt to revitalize the corona virus hit sector

On Wednesday, the Japan Tourism Agenc...

JAPAN FACES QUESTIONS FOR REOPENING ITS BORDER FOR FOREIGN VISITORS

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• Japan’s economy is dependent on trade and tourism.
• In order to kick-start the economy, it is important to reopen its borders.

Japan has been facing a difficult question. It is when and how to ease its corona virus-i...