Foreign visitors to Japan in February set monthly record of 3.47 mil.

TOKYO - The number of foreign visitors to Japan in February rose 6.4 percent from a year earlier to 3.47 million, the highest monthly total on record, boosted by travelers from East Asia over the Lunar New Year holidays, government estimates showed Wednesday.

By origin, South Korea topped the list with 1.09 million visitors, up 28.2 percent, followed by Taiwan with 693,600, up 36.7 percent, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.