Japan sees record visitors for second straight month on weak yen

FILE PHOTO: Tourists ride a boat next to cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo, Japan April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan set a second-straight monthly record for visitors in July, official data showed on Friday, as the weak yen and summer holidays propelled a tourism boom.

The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was 3.29 million, an all-time high for any month and topping the previous record of 3.14 million in June, data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) showed.