On top of generally rising tourism demand, he spring cherry blossom season helped boost visitor numbers. - Reuters
TOKYO: More than three million foreigners visited Japan in March, a record for a single month, government data showed Wednesday (April 17) in a major boost for its tourism sector.
The total of 3.08 million represented an increase of 69.5 per cent from March 2023 and a 11.6-per cent gain compared to March 2019 before the pandemic battered global tourism, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.
