TOKYO: The number of foreign visitors to Japan in July inched up 0.1 per cent from a year earlier to 3.44 million, a record for the month, government estimates showed Wednesday (Aug 19), with travel demand remaining strong amid the summer holiday season in the northern hemisphere, Kyodo News reported.
By country and region, South Korea topped the list with 894,700 visitors, up 31.9 per cent, followed by Taiwan with 763,800, a 26.4 per cent increase and a new monthly record, according to the Japan National Tourism Organisation.
The number of visitors from China, meanwhile, plunged 56.1 per cent from a year earlier to 428,200, as bilateral ties between the Asian neighbours remain soured. - Bernama-Kyodo
