What does へ mean at the end of this sentence?


Just wondering what へ means in this context.

> 日本郵政「かんぽの宿」すべて売却へ

Seems like it might be implying that the "Kanpo no Yado" are going to sell off
all its assets but I'm a little confused as to the specific meaning へ has
here.




It is a specific usage to headlines in newspaper. Practically it means _it is
going to happen_ , which derives from the most basic sense of へ: direction.

The line in the question has が and を omitted: 日本郵政 **が** 「かんぽの宿」 **を** すべて売却へ,
which means _Japan Post will sell all of its 「かんぽの宿」 (hotel business)._

* * *

Exactly what particles are omitted varies, and to get the full meaning the
omitted particles must be guessed.

  * 東京オリンピック延期へ : _Tokyo Olympic games will be postponed._ （が is omitted, passive)
  * Apple新型iPad発表へ : _Apple will reveal new iPad._ (が、を are omitted, active)
  * 首相辞任へ : _Prime Minister will resign._ （が is omitted, active)

(The first can also be considered as を omitted and active: _They postpone..._
)

* * *

Generally headlines ending in へ・も・か are used to avoid definitively stating
something as a fact (especially も and か). (Cf. [新聞記事の「へもか」
](http://fanblogs.jp/sagamimuneo/archive/103/0))




It is a specific usage to headlines in newspaper. Practically it means _it is
going to happen_ , which derives from the most basic sense of へ: direction.

The line in the question has が and を omitted: 日本郵政 **が** 「かんぽの宿」 **を** すべて売却へ,
which means _Japan Post will sell all of its 「かんぽの宿」 (hotel business)._

* * *

Exactly what particles are omitted varies, and to get the full meaning the
omitted particles must be guessed.

  * 東京オリンピック延期へ : _Tokyo Olympic games will be postponed._ （が is omitted, passive)
  * Apple新型iPad発表へ : _Apple will reveal new iPad._ (が、を are omitted, active)
  * 首相辞任へ : _Prime Minister will resign._ （が is omitted, active)

(The first can also be considered as を omitted and active: _They postpone..._
)

* * *

Generally headlines ending in へ・も・か are used to avoid definitively stating
something as a fact (especially も and か). (Cf. [新聞記事の「へもか」
](http://fanblogs.jp/sagamimuneo/archive/103/0))

