Japan prepares for record numbers of tourists
Japan is expecting a record number of foreign visitors in 2014 due to a weaker yen and easing of visa rules.
The country claimed that spending by incoming tourists in April exceeding that by Japanese going abroad for the first time in 44 years, reports Bloomberg.
Prime minister Shinzo Abe’s administration hopes to more than triple the number of visitors to about 30 million a year by 2030, with an increase in spending to match.
The government will loosen visa requirements from nations including Indonesia and Vietnam, and plans to double the number of duty-free stores in the country.
Diane
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