Number of foreign tourists visiting Japan 2900 in April, down 99.9% year-on-year May 16 at 16:15
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan last month was estimated to be 2,900, which is the lowest ever since 1964, when we began collecting statistics on the number of tourists in a month. The number of tourists in April last year was 2.92 million, so the decrease rate was 99.9% compared to the same month last year. The rate of decrease is the highest ever, exceeding 93% in March.
The impact on the domestic economy due to the decrease in the number of tourists has become very serious as the target of refusal of entry by foreigners has spread to almost the entire United States and Europe last month following the spread of the new coronavirus infection. ..