2.6 Million Foreign Visitors To Japan In May

Above, a statue in Asakusa. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared last month.

The Mainichi Daily News reported:

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in May soared 16.6 percent from a year earlier to 2,675,000, a record for the month, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.

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