Osaka, other Japan cities offer subsidies to boost COVID-hit tourism

National campaign scales back domestic travel assistance after New Year rush

20230111 Osaka tourism file photo

A live concert performed on an ad-hoc stage along Osaka's Dotonbori River in July drew crowds. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- More local governments in Japan are offering new incentives for domestic travel in addition to national subsidies, hoping to give a boost to an industry still recovering from COVID-19.

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