Foreign visitors to Japan in August fall 9.6% to 3.10 million
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan in August fell 9.6 percent from a year earlier to 3.10 million, government estimates showed W
In August, the number of foreign visitors to Japan dropped by 9.6% compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 3.10 million, according to government estimates released on Wednesday. The decline was primarily driven by a significant decrease in Chinese visitors, which fell by 59.0% to 418,000, as a result of deteriorating bilateral relations between the two countries.
Seasonal weak travel demand from some Southeast Asian countries, rising fuel surcharges following the US war with Iran, and flight cancellations caused by typhoons also played a role in the decline.
South Korea emerged as the top source country for visitors, with 850,500 visitors, marking a 28.7% increase. Taiwan followed with 666,000 visitors, up by 7.3%. Hong Kong saw a 9.4% rise in arrivals to 247,300, while the United States experienced a slight 1.5% increase to 197,400. Italy reported a 15.1% rise to 47,300 visitors. Arrivals from Australia declined by 7.4% to 38,200.
The Japan National Tourism Organization noted that rising local prices had led to a trend of people refraining from traveling overseas. The year-earlier figure was influenced by a four-day holiday weekend in Thailand, which was absent this year due to a different public holiday schedule.
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