Japan opts not to resume travel subsidy program until at least June

The Japanese government will not resume a subsidy program for promoting domestic tourism until June at the earliest due to concerns over a resurgence of the new coronavirus, even as a state of emergency was lifted for the last remaining area earlier this week, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.The government will earmark 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) as reserves to support municipalities' own travel promotion initiatives until the "Go To Travel" campaign restarts, the person said.Subsidies of up to 7,000 yen per person will be given from April 1 to May 31 for an overnight tri…READ FULL ARTICLE