The official representative of the Japan Tourism Agency said in an interview with the Japan Times about the intention to cross by the end of the current year of the year, the bar of 10 million tourists.

During the first four months of 2013, more than three million foreign tourists visited the country of the rising sun, and in May this figure was increased by another 875 thousand people, which is a third more than for the similar one The year before last. Nevertheless, to achieve this goal, the local authorities will have to make a lot of efforts.

The Tourism Agency is developing a plan of measures to stimulate the tourist flow from the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), since it was their residents who demonstrated at the beginning of the year the most positive dynamics in terms of the number of trips to Japan. Among the most significant innovations are the abolition of visas for Thai and Malaysian citizens and the issuance of multiple-entry visas for long-term tourists from Vietnam and the Philippines.

Finally, to improve the country's image and final departure from the Fukushima story, the Japanese authorities organize cultural and educational events around the world to the world, increasing the attractiveness of Japan in the eyes of foreigners

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