Foreign visitors to Japan up 10% in November, growth in Chinese arrivals slows

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in November rose 10.4 percent from a year earlier to 3.52 million, with arrivals this year already exceeding last year's full-year record, even as growth in Chinese visitors slowed sharply amid worsening diplomatic ties, government data showed Wednesday.Visitors in the first 11 months of 2025 totaled 39.07 million, topping the previous full-year record of 36.87 million set in 2024, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization, raising the likelihood of the full-year count surpassing 40 million.The figure was driven by increased visitors from v…READ FULL ARTICLE