Japan: Foreigners arriving in May were 14.6 times higher than the same period in 2021

　　China News Service, June 17. According to a comprehensive report by Japan's "Chinese Herald", on June 15, local time, estimated data released by the Japan National Tourism Administration showed that the number of foreigners visiting Japan in May was 14.6 times that of the same period in 2021, reaching 14.7 10,000 people, more than 100,000 for two consecutive months.

　　According to the report, Japan has expanded the maximum number of entries since April, and the number of business people and technical intern trainees has increased. The procedures for accepting tourists to Japan have been resumed since June 10, and the official start of entry is expected to be after late June. , and with the Japanese government lifting the ban on some foreign tourists whose entry was suspended due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection in June, the enthusiasm for overseas travel to Japan is high.

　　The number of foreigners visiting Japan in May was 94.7% lower than in May 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

In terms of major countries and regions, Vietnam has the largest number of inbound arrivals, at 39,000.

It was followed by China with 17,600 people and South Korea with 8,800 people.

The Japanese government began to relax measures at border crossings in April, expanding the maximum number of people entering the country to 10,000 in a single day, and from June 1 to 20,000.

The number of Japanese leaving the country in May was 134,000, 4.4 times that of the same period last year, and a decrease of 90.7% from May 2019.

　　With Japan officially accepting tour groups in late June, travel bookings in South Korea and Southeast Asia are increasing rapidly.

　　Many people in Singapore are looking forward to visiting Japan, and the "Golden Route" and Hokkaido winter trips around major sightseeing spots such as Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are very popular.

　　In Korea, many people make reservations to travel to Japan.

With the lifting of the quarantine measures for returning to South Korea, many people hope that the summer vacation will come, and they hope to "go to Japan for family trips as soon as possible".