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Foreign visitors surge to 500,000 in October

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October is estimated at 498,600, surging to 22.5 times the level in the same period last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization announced Wednesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 17, 2022

Japan eases Covid-19 border controls but tourist surge doubtful

TOKYO: Japan's relaxed border measures from Wednesday, including raising a daily cap on arrivals from 20,000 to 50,000, will not translate into a surge of tourists to gun its economy unless they are given greater freedom to travel in the country, industry officials say.

Bangkok Post · Sep 7, 2022

1st batch of tourists arrives on trial project to reopen border

The first batch of tourists arrived in Japan on Tuesday under a trial project launched by the Japan Tourism Agency, part of Japan's preparations to reopen its borders to tourist groups as early as June.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 25, 2022