October foreign entries to Japan top pre-pandemic levels for 1st time

Japan saw an estimated 2,516,500 foreign visitors in October, up 0.8 percent from the same month in 2019, the first time the monthly figure has surpassed levels seen before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.The increase of visitors from Asia, Australia, parts of Europe, and North America, in particular, in an environment of a weak yen and resumed airline services contributed to the return of foreigners to Japan, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.Visitor arrivals from January to October totaled over 19.89 million. The figure is on pace to reach 25 …READ FULL ARTICLE