Foreign tourists dreaming of having 50 percent of their flight and travel to Japan paid for by the government may need to think again.
The Japan Tourism Agency on Wednesday dispelled rumors that the country is planning to offer a campaign that would pay half of visitors’ expenses as it seeks to revitalize the coronavirus-hit sector.
In a series of tweets in both English and Japanese, the agency said that the program under consideration would only cover “a portion of domestic travel expenses.”
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