In Japan, when the diagnosed cases of COVID-19 decreased in late May, the government decided to lift the state of emergency order, while gradually opening up its economic activities. However, the number of new cases has been gradually increasing recently. Although the number of patients with serious symptoms are significantly less than those in May and the current situation is not as bad as before, if the government does not take more of a proactive action, the situation could become worse in the upcoming months. (July 22,2020)
“Number of visitors to Japan” is published by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). This number includes all foreign visitors to Japan except foreign residents in Japan and crew members.
Tourism from abroad is one of the few promising businesses in Japan. Foreign visitors to Japan doubled in the last decade and reached 10 million people for the first time in 2013, led by an increase of Asian v...
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