Yoshihide Suga has insisted an immediate halt to the entire travel campaign is not under consideration. - AFP
TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Japan will halt its Go To Travel domestic tourism campaign nationwide for two weeks, from Dec 28 to Jan 11, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday (Dec 14).
This marks a stunning U-turn as he caved in to public and expert criticism that his government was being foolhardy in recklessly pressing on with the scheme.
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