Japan to launch travel campaign without Tokyo amid virus resurgence

The government plans to begin a contentious travel initiative next week as planned, despite a resurgence in new coronavirus cases, by excluding hardest-hit Tokyo from the campaign, the tourism minister said Thursday.Trips by residents of Tokyo and journeys to and from the capital will be ineligible for the government's subsidy program, which will begin on Wednesday in a bid to spur domestic travel, tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba told reporters.Related coverage:Foreign visitors to Japan drop 99.9% in June for 3rd straight monthJapan urges U.S. to stem virus outbreaks on military basesREAD FULL ARTICLE