Gov't to promote staggered holidays to curb congestion, virus spread

The Japanese government stressed the need for individuals to take their holidays at different times of the year in its annual tourism report released Tuesday to reduce congestion and the spread of the novel coronavirus.The government also advocates in the latest white paper measures to limit contact between people at accommodation facilities to lower the risk of contracting the virus.Given a 99.9 percent plunge from a year earlier in inbound tourists to 2,900 in April due to strict border controls, domestic travelers will be "key to the recovery" of tourism demand in the immediate future, i…READ FULL ARTICLE