Japanese flock to restaurants and country's holiday hotspots as they learn to live with rising Covid-19 infections | South China Morning Post

Japanese people are flocking to the country's holiday hotspots and snapping up normally hard-to-get restaurant reservations even as Covid-19 infections surge to a record. It is a sign that one of the slowest major economies to fully reopen is adjusting to life with the virus. Domestic travel is booming as people enjoy their first restriction-free summer since 2019, and as border rules keep away the foreign visitors that typically crowd popular attractions. Most residents are shaking off concerns about the current wave of virus cases, with travel agencies HIS and JTB reporting no obvious rise in cancellations. Nippon Travel Agency…