Japan wants tourists to return so much it’s offering to pay for half of their travel expenses, perhaps

In April, foreign visitor numbers to Japan fell by 99.9 per cent from the same month last year, according to the Japan National Tourism Organisation. Were this any other time, that statistic would be shocking, but in our coronavirus-ravaged world it barely warrants a mention. Borders are closed around the globe and although Japan hasn’t implemented a blanket ban on arrivals, its list of desti­nations from which people are not permit­ted to enter is all but exhaustive.On May 25, the state of…

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