Japan New Year Holiday News

Japan gov t calls for longer new year holiday to curb virus spread.

Japan new year holiday news. On top of encouraging workation across the country the government is looking into extending the standard three day new year s holiday into a full week for 2021. Photo by wataru ito october 23 2020. Will close around 85 of its convenience stores across japan during the country s new year s holiday period sources close to the matter said wednesday breaking from.

The country reported 2 811 new. Japan calls for longer new year holiday to curb coronavirus. Kyodo kyodo tokushima gov.

Japan has reported a record daily number of coronavirus cases prompting health experts to urge people not to travel in the run up to the new year holidays. 4 2020 as people head home after new year holidays. Kamon iizumi who heads the governors association supported the government s suggestion saying it is a great opportunity to set a new measure from the standpoint of reforming work practices.

On saturday december 12 japan registered more than 3 000 new cases in one day a new record for the country just as tokyo hit a new high itself with 621 reported new infections. A shinkansen bullet train platform at jr shin osaka station in osaka is crowded with travelers on jan. The government said friday it plans to request that companies extend their new year holidays possibly to about a week in length to mitigate congestion on public transportation and.

Kyodo news dec 15 2020 00 08 all japan coronavirus the japanese government will suspend its subsidy program for promoting domestic tourism nationwide during the new year holidays amid a surge in coronavirus cases prime minister yoshihide suga said monday upending efforts to spur an economic recovery despite the pandemic.