CHIBA, Japan - Narita airport, east of Tokyo, saw 23.91 million foreign arrivals and departures on international flights in 2025 amid an inbound tourism boom, setting a record for the second consecutive year, the airport operator said Thursday.

The increase, up 10 percent from a year earlier, came as airlines launched new routes and expanded the number of flights, mainly linking the airport with destinations in the United States and China, in response to strong recent demand, according to Narita International Airport Corp.

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