Foreign tourists to Japan decreased by 99.9% in July, the largest number in China
The number of foreign tourists in July decreased by 99.9% to about 3800 in July compared with the same month of last year (2020), the largest drop since statistics, the Japanese government’s Tourism Bureau released on the 21st. The number of foreign tourists in Japan has decreased for 10 consecutive months compared with the same period last year, setting a new record of decline for four consecutive months. According to Kyodo news agency of Japan on the 21st, the number of Chinese tourists decreased the most in terms of countries and regions, with 800 people actually being Vietnamese (600), Americans (400), Koreans (300) and Indians (300). Novel coronavirus pneumonia is the result of a continuous decrease in the number of visitors. In order to prevent further spread of the epidemic, the Japanese government has banned foreigners from 146 countries and regions. The re-entry of permanent residents into Japan in July was slightly higher than that in June. In addition, the number of Japanese traveling abroad in July decreased by 98.8% compared with the same period last year to 20300, and also slightly increased from 10666 in June. (overseas net king Shanning)
