Japan's First-Half Tourist Arrivals Fall 2% to 21.1 Million as China Visits Slump 56.4%
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Updated · 朝日新聞デジタル · Jul 16
Japan's First-Half Tourist Arrivals Fall 2% to 21.1 Million as China Visits Slump 56.4%
2 articles · Updated · 朝日新聞デジタル · Jul 16
Summary
21.1 million visitors came to Japan in the first half, down 2% from a year earlier and marking the first first-half decline in five years.
2.06 million Chinese visitors arrived — down 56.4%, with June alone off 57.3% — after Beijing discouraged trips following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on a Taiwan contingency.
5.68 million South Koreans visited, up 18.6%, while Taiwan arrivals rose 20.9% to 3.97 million and U.S. visitors increased 7.1% to 1.82 million, helped by the weak yen.
2.51 trillion yen in April-June travel spending set a record, up 0.2% even as spending by Chinese visitors fell 48.8%.
60 million foreign tourists by 2030 remains Japan's target after 42.68 million visitors in 2025.