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Friday, August 21, 2020

Japan Visitor Numbers Drop 99.9% For 4th Straight Month

Above, Toho Studios during much better times in 2015. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

By now, the 2020 Olympics in Japan should have been over and done with. But that pesky virus forced the games to be moved to next year and hardly anyone is vacationing in the country, for the fourth consecutive month.

From Kyodo News:
TOKY0 - Japan received an estimated 3,800 foreign travelers in July, posting a year-on-year plunge of 99.9 percent for the fourth consecutive month amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Friday. 
As the country continues to implement strict border controls to prevent the spread of the virus, banning in principle the entry of foreign nationals from 146 countries and regions, it is set to be some time before tourists can return. 
Japan received 2,600 overseas visitors in June, 1,663 in May and 2,917 in April, according to the Japan Tourism Agency.

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