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CNA
5 days ago
- CNA
Japan sees record 21.5 million tourists in first six months
TOKYO: A record 21.5 million tourists visited Japan in the first six months of the year, a 21-per cent increase year-on-year, official figures showed on Wednesday (Jul 16), despite visitors from Hong Kong dropping by a third last month over rumours of a quake. "The number exceeded 20 million in six months, the fastest pace ever," the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said in a statement. The figure in June alone jumped 7.6 per cent to record 3.4 million, due to "increased demand to coincide with school holidays," it said. The number was boosted by a jump year-on-year in tourists from China, South Korea, Singapore, India, the United States and Germany. But the number of travellers from Hong Kong plunged 33.4 per cent in June, with the JNTO citing online rumours warning of a huge quake in Japan. The number of travellers from Hong Hong in the first six months declined 0.4 per cent to 1.27 million people. People from Hong Kong made nearly 2.7 million trips to Japan in 2024. Although it is impossible to know exactly when earthquakes will hit, fear-inducing predictions have spread widely among the Chinese city's residents. Some posts cited a Japanese manga comic that predicts a major natural disaster in July 2025 - based on the author's dream. Japanese authorities have repeatedly said the rumours are false. The government has set an ambitious target of almost doubling tourist numbers to 60 million annually by 2030. Authorities say they want to spread tourists more evenly around the country, and to avoid a bottleneck of visitors eager to snap spring cherry blossoms or vivid autumn colours.
Al Arabiya
5 days ago
- Al Arabiya
Japan sees record 21.5 mln visitors in first six months of 2025
A record 21.5 million tourists visited Japan in the first six months of the year, a 21-percent increase year-on-year, official figures showed Wednesday, despite visitors from Hong Kong dropping by a third over rumors of a quake. 'The number exceeded 20 million in six months, the fastest pace ever,' the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said in a statement. The figure in June alone jumped 7.6 percent to record 3.4 million, due to 'increased demand to coincide with school holidays,' it said. The number was boosted by a jump year-on-year in tourists from China, South Korea, Singapore, India, the United States and Germany. But the number of travelers from Hong Kong plunged 33.4 percent, with the JNTO citing online rumors warning of a huge quake in Japan. People from Hong Kong made nearly 2.7 million trips to Japan in 2024. Although it is impossible to know exactly when earthquakes will hit, fear-inducing predictions have spread widely among the Chinese city's residents. Some posts cited a Japanese manga comic that predicts a major natural disaster in July 2025 -- based on the author's dream. Japanese authorities have repeatedly said the rumors are false. The government has set an ambitious target of almost doubling tourist numbers to 60 million annually by 2030. Authorities say they want to spread tourists more evenly around the country, and to avoid a bottleneck of visitors eager to snap spring cherry blossoms or vivid autumn colors. But as in other global tourist magnets like Venice in Italy, there has been a growing pushback from residents in destinations such as the ancient capital of Kyoto.
NHK
29-06-2025
- Business
- NHK
China restarts procedures to permit imports of Japanese seafood
China says it has restarted procedures to permit seafood imports from Japan, except for products from some areas. It suspended the imports about two years ago after Japan began releasing treated and diluted water into the ocean from a crippled nuclear power plant. Officials at China's General Administration of Customs announced on Sunday that they were allowing the import resumption from the same day. Tokyo and Beijing agreed in May on requirements for the move. The officials noted that imports from 10 prefectures, including Fukushima, Miyagi and Tokyo, will remain banned. They said imports will be permitted after Japanese businesses have their processing and other facilities registered with Chinese authorities. The officials added that the businesses will also need to submit certificates issued by Japanese authorities regarding sanitation, radioactive materials and places of production. They stated that they will rigorously monitor and control imports of Japanese marine products. The officials vowed to promptly take necessary measures to solidly protect Chinese people's health and safety if they ascertain cases in which China's relevant laws or food safety standards are not met. They added similar steps will also be taken if the Japanese side fails to fulfill its supervisory responsibility appropriately. China suspended the imports in August 2023 after Japan began releasing treated and diluted water into the ocean from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Treasuries Rally With Japan Bonds as MOF News Boosts Sentiment
A rally in Japan's bond market has spilled over to US Treasuries, as signs that Japanese authorities may look to re-establish stability after a tumultuous period fuel a spate of bond buying across global markets. Yields on 10-year Treasuries fell by five basis points while those on 30-year bonds slid as much as eight basis points. The moves followed a plunge in long-term Japanese bond yields after the country's finance ministry sent a questionnaire to market participants regarding appropriate issuance amounts. Japan's 20-year yields dropped as much as 19.5 basis points to 2.31%, while 40-year yields declined 25 basis points.
