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▼ Aug. Foreign Entries To Japan At 2.2 Mil., 85% Of Pre-Pandemic Level
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Japan saw an estimated 2,156,900 foreign visitors in August, which represents 85.6 percent of the level in the same month in 2019 before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.
A recovery trend continued, with the rate surpassing 80 percent for the first time, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
Visitors from mainland China totaled 364,100 last month, or 36.4 percent of the pre-pandemic level, and were up by about 50,000 from July. The Chinese government lifted restrictions on Japan-bound group travel for its citizens on Aug. 10.
The Japan Tourism Agency anticipates that the full impact of this policy change will become evident after China's major holiday begins on Oct. 1.
But some Chinese tours to Japan have been canceled as Beijing has been opposed to Japan's discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, which began in August.
A recovery trend continued, with the rate surpassing 80 percent for the first time, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
Visitors from mainland China totaled 364,100 last month, or 36.4 percent of the pre-pandemic level, and were up by about 50,000 from July. The Chinese government lifted restrictions on Japan-bound group travel for its citizens on Aug. 10.
The Japan Tourism Agency anticipates that the full impact of this policy change will become evident after China's major holiday begins on Oct. 1.
But some Chinese tours to Japan have been canceled as Beijing has been opposed to Japan's discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, which began in August.
- September 20, 2023
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