Foreign Visitors To Japan Spending Record Amounts

Above, a gift shop at Nakamise Street in Asakusa, Tokyo.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Foreign visitors to Japan are on a pace to exceed $10 billion in spending for 2013, according to the Japan Tourism Agency.

According to News On Japan:

The agency says foreigners spent nearly 9 billion dollars in the period between January and September. That's the highest figure since the government began keeping records 3 years ago. It's also 1.7 billion dollars higher than the same period last year. 

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