Japan Airlines Co. logs a net loss for the six months ended in September of 2.11 billion yen ($14.22 million), reporting red ink for the third straight year, as travel demand struggled to rebound during a seventh wave of COVID-19 in the country.
The number of weekly COVID-19 cases in Japan has risen for the first time in about two months, with increases recorded in all 47 prefectures except Okinawa, according to health ministry data compiled
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in September increased 11.7-fold from a year earlier to 206,500, government data show, with the figure likely to jump in the coming months after Japan removed almost all its COVID-19 entry restrictions earlier this month.
The Japanese government lifts its last remaining warnings against nonessential trips abroad over COVID-19 after downgrading its travel advisories for 76 countries and areas, including Australia and Taiwan.
The Japanese government s rollout of a new travel subsidy program aimed at boosting domestic tourism has hit a snag, with some travel-related firms having already spent the allocated funds.