Japan Launches “Go Back!” Campaign
R. Wasabi | Nov. 29, 2020
Japan has launched the “Yabai! Go Back!” campaign in an attempt to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 across the country.
The “Go To” campaign encouraging citizens to travel around the country surprisingly resulted in accelerating the spread of the disease.
“We thought if we had a catchy slogan such as ‘Go To’ this would mitigate the threat of travel causing the spread of an airborne virus,” said Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of the government’s coronavirus response.
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Governors OK Go To Travel Halt to Trips from Sapporo, Osaka
Nippon.com | Nov 27, 2020
Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki said Friday that his government will conditionally accept the suspension of the central government's Go To Travel tourism promotion campaign for trips from Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost Japan prefecture...more...