Above, the Yokohama waterfront. Although the disaster of March 11 hit the Japanese tourism industry hard, there is a silver lining that is seen in the new tourist numbers.
According to The Japan Times:
The number of foreign visitors in May plunged 50.4 percent from a year earlier to about 358,000, the second-biggest year-on-year fall on record, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Thursday.
The rate of decline, however, has been narrowing since the 73 percent fall seen in the March 12-31 period following the March 11 disaster, as foreign governments have been lifting advisories on travel to Japan, according to the organization.
April saw a drop of 62.5.
As the article states, March saw a 73% drop in tourism. April's drop was 62.5%. And May's tourism drop was 50%. The figures for June and July should be much better as the Japanese tourism industry has been fighting back. At least the tourist deficit is narrowing.
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