The agriculture ministry said Friday that 10 prefectures will temporarily stop sales of meal vouchers under the central government's Go To Eat program, which is aimed at shoring up demand for dining out, in response to spikes in COVID-19 cases. Each set of vouchers, worth ...
Japan governors demand stronger, area-focused coronavirus measures
Governors demand PM "exercise strong leadership to set target areas" as virus numbers spiral in some areas.
Japanese government to stop giving out Go To Eat points soon
The budget for the program is reaching its limit, and the supply of points will run out at the end of next week at the earliest for some websites.
However, sales sagged for so-called third-sector quasi-beer products, for which the tax was raised.
Also on Tuesday, the agriculture ministry said it has started registering eateries participating in the discount coupon program of the government's Go To Eat campaign.
Japan's Go To Eat campaign gets conditional OK to start this month
Government push to support eateries to be limited to prefectures where the severity of the coronavirus pandemic remains low.
Hungry for business: Japan's Go To Eat campaign may start in August
Under the campaign, meal coupons that will deduct up to 25 percent off food and drinks will be issued.
