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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (center) retires after meeting with Minister of Economic Revitalization Nishimura = Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the afternoon of the 13th
In light of the spread of the new corona virus, the government has begun making adjustments to suspend the “Go To Travel” tourism support project, which targets Tokyo and Nagoya. Governor Hideaki Omura of Aichi Prefecture announced on a private broadcast program on the 13th that Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economic Revitalization, asked if he could consider Tokyo and Nagoya as targets for exclusion. The countermeasures headquarters are expected to open on the 14th to decide the final response.
According to a person familiar with the matter, the government has requested that the restaurants be extended until January 11 due to the shortening of business hours requested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has indicated its intention to respond. In the future, the government will proceed with the examination and make the final decision.
On the afternoon of the 13th, Prime Minister Yoshii Suga discussed the travel business with Mr. Nishimura, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Norihisa Tamura, and Secretary of State Katsunobu Kato at the official residence. After the talks, Mr. Nishimura told reporters at the official residence that he “reported the state of coordination with the governor. We will continue to coordinate.”
Mr. Omura explained that “Mr. Nishimura wants to ask at the discretion of the prefecture” about the suspension, and then expressed his intention to consider it based on the situation of spread of the infection.
Governor Yuriko Koike of Tokyo meets with Mr. Nishimura at the Cabinet Office. After the meeting, he explained to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government press that he “expressed his thoughts as capital. I heard that the government will make a decision from now on.” (Joint)
