Japan received 25 million tourists in 2023, 80% of pre-pandemic record | Video

Tokyo, Jan 17 (EFE/EPA).- Japan received 25 million visitors last year, 80 percent of the pre-pandemic level and a historical record of tourists who traveled to the country in 2019, according to data published Wednesday by Japan’s tourism board.

The data shows the rapid rebound in tourism to Japan after lifting all the border restrictions the country applied due to the global health crisis, meaning only 3.83 million people would travel to the country in 2022.

Japan began applying border restrictions in early 2020 as coronavirus infections spread, and during the global health crisis it implemented a total ban on the entry of visitors, which remained in place until Japanese authorities began to relax those measures in October 2022. (Camera: ARCHIVE).

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Date: 17/01/2024 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Lifestyle and leisure » Holiday or vacation
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 65 seconds
Reference: 7001328142
Relevance: Normal