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| Above, nobody's coming to Japan to visit the Big G. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This shouldn't come as any surprise.
Japan has one of the strictest travel restrictions of any country due to the pandemic.
Kyodo News reported:
TOKYO - The estimated number of foreign travelers to Japan plunged 98.9 percent in October from a year earlier to 27,400 for the 13th straight month of declines due to the global coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Wednesday.
However, it did mark the first time the number has exceeded the 20,000 level in seven months as the government has eased entry restrictions imposed on 159 countries and regions, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
The number has been on an upward trend since it tumbled to 1,663 in May, the lowest point this year so far, as the government lifted a state of emergency in late May.
Visitors from Vietnam totaled 6,200, followed by 4,500 from China, 2,000 from South Korea and 1,400 from Thailand.
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