Over 1,000 Firms Eyeing Teleworking during Tokyo Games
Tokyo, Jan. 25 (Jiji Press)--Over 1,000 companies are considering adopting teleworking during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer in a bid to help ease traffic congestion, according to a survey by the Tokyo metropolitan government.
With the Tokyo Games seen attracting a total of some 10 million spectators from at home and abroad, measures to ease traffic jams are a key for the success of the events.
(2020/01/25-20:22)
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