Today's Top 3 News: Japan Seeks to Double Foreign Tourist Visits to 60mn Despite Overtourism Concerns
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22 June 2024 22:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Here are the highlights: apan Seeks to Double Foreign Tourist Visits to 60mn Despite Overtourism Concerns, Jakarta International Marathon; 36 Roads to Be Blocked on June 23, and Indonesia Threatens to Block Telegram.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Japan Seeks to Double Foreign Tourist Visits to 60mn Despite Overtourism Concerns
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Japan has doubled its target for foreign tourist visits to 60 million a year. Japan's tourism agency said the figure was still achievable despite concerns about overtourism.
Ichiro Takahashi, head of the Japan National Tourism Organization, acknowledged that the previously announced target of 60 million tourists was still difficult, but insisted it was within the realm of possibility. "It's a number we can very well achieve if we make the right efforts," Takahashi said at a briefing in Tokyo.
2. Jakarta International Marathon; 36 Roads to Be Blocked on June 23
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Provincial Government has announced the closure of 36 roads in Central Jakarta and South Jakarta for the 2024 Jakarta International Marathon (JAKIM) on Sunday, June 23, from 02:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Syafrin Liputo, Head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, confirmed the information Jakarta on Tuesday. He explained that the traffic reroutes will start on Saturday, June 22, at 09:00 p.m. in a bid to ensure the safety of around 15,000 marathon participants.
3. Indonesia Threatens to Block Telegram
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology (Kominfo), Budi Arie Setiadi, confirmed that the government will block Telegram if the messaging application from Russia does not comply with the third warning regarding cooperation to eradicate online gambling that the ministry sent this week.
“This week, [we sent a third warning]. If there is no [response], [Telegram] will be shut down,” Budi Arie said after the Online Gambling Task Force meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Politics, Legal, and Security Office in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, June 19.
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