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| Above, Lake Ashi in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The Japan National Tourism Organization has reported some good news about the Japanese tourism industry.
According to an article posted on UPI.com:
TOKYO, April 25 (UPI) -- The Japan National Tourism Organization said 857,000 tourists visited Japan in March, a record for the month.
The previous record for visitors in March was 731,600 in 2008, Asahi Shimbun reported Thursday.
The jump in the number of visitors was attributed to a sharply falling yen and pent up demand.
Visits dropped sharply after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that severely damaged a nuclear power plant in northeast of Tokyo.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2013/04/25/In-Japan-and-through-Asia-tourism-is-up/UPI-92381366917599/#ixzz2Rb1Wp0Y9
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