No. of foreign visitors to Japan tops 2.9 million, record for August

The number of foreign visitors to Japan jumped 36.0 percent from a year earlier to 2.93 million in August, a record high for the month, as the yen's depreciation gave travelers from overseas more purchasing power, government data showed Wednesday.The total also represents a 16.4 percent rise from August 2019, before the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. August is a peak season for holiday travel in the Asian nation.By country and region, 745,800 people visited Japan from China, roughly double the number from the previous year, as flights betwe…READ FULL ARTICLE