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Japan's change of
is welcome news for its tourism
, which has suffered heavily over the past two years. The number of
visitors has fallen by over 99 per cent since pre-pandemic days. Japan saw a record 32 million foreign visitors in 2019. It was on track to achieve its
of 40 million in 2020. However, Covid caused the number of
tourists to plummet to just 250,000 in 2021. The
of the Japanese airline ANA said: "I hope the border
are loosened at the same
as in other G7 countries to revitalize the local economy." Japan's loosening of its entry restrictions is
. Last week, the World Economic Forum ranked Japan
on its list of global travel destinations.
