Abe vows further efforts to attract 40 mil. foreign visitors by 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday the government will beef up efforts to achieve its target of 40 million foreign visitors to Japan by 2020 as the country seeks economic growth through tourism.Already, the number of visitors to Japan this year is estimated to have surpassed 20 million on Aug. 15 and is expected to eclipse the 30 million mark in the full year, according to the government."The target of 40 million visitors to Japan in 2020 is now within our reach. We will swiftly work toward it in the next two years," Abe told a Cabinet meeting at his office.The prime minister also said, …READ FULL ARTICLE