Japan to extend travel subsidy program until around June

The Japanese government is set to extend until around June next year its domestic travel subsidy campaign aimed at boosting the economy amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.The "Go To Travel" campaign will continue beyond its original end date in late January as the government sees the need to keep backing the tourism industry and regional economies, despite recent record numbers of infections and patients with serious symptoms, the sources said.Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, a strong proponent of the campaign, said the government will extend t…READ FULL ARTICLE