Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may further restrict a much-criticised travel subsidy programme in a bid to contain mounting coronavirus infections, as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic.

Suga will chair a coronavirus meeting late on Monday to discuss plans regarding the travel campaign, the prime minister's office said...

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