PM Ishiba orders finalisation of national tourism plan; 60mil visitors to Japan targeted for 2030

Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, Japan March 10, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan last year was about 37 million. - Reuters

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday (March 18) instructed his Cabinet to finalise a national tourism plan for fiscal 2026-2030 by March next year.

The plan, called the “Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Plan,” includes the goals of increasing foreign visitors to Japan to 60 million and increasing consumption to ¥15 trillion (US$0.1 trillion) in 2030.