China News Service, October 21. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on the 21st, the Japanese Government Tourism Bureau recently released statistics saying that the number of foreigners visiting Japan in September exceeded 10,000 for the first time in six months.
Data map: Japan's Haneda Airport terminal during the epidemic.
According to reports, statistics show that the number of foreigners visiting Japan in September was approximately 13,700. The visitors were mainly from Asian countries and regions. Among them, more than half were foreign students and technical interns living in Japan.
According to the report, although this data has rebounded, compared with the same period in 2019, the decrease is still as high as 99.4%. This is also the decrease in the number of foreigners visiting Japan for 6 consecutive months since April 2020. %.
According to reports, since September, the Japanese government has reached agreements with Singapore, South Korea and other countries to relax travel restrictions for some short-term visas. However, due to the severe epidemic in Europe, America and other countries, when will the number of visitors to Japan recover? It is currently difficult to predict.